Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970 Regulation relating to fees for postal service of statements of claim (1994-670) [GG No 174 of 23.12.1994] (NSW)

1994—No. 670

LOCAL COURTS (CIVIL CLAIMS) ACT 1970—REGULATION

(Relating to fees for postal service of statements of claim)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. 174 of 23 December 1994]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, and in pursuance of the Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970, has been pleased to make the Regulation set forth hereunder.

J. P. HANNAFORD, M.L.C.,

Minister for Justice.

Commencement

1. This Regulation commences on 3 January 1995.

Amendments

2. Part 2 of the Local Courts (Civil Claims) Rules 1988 is amended by

omitting item 9 of rule 2 (5) and by inserting instead the following items:

9.  Except as provided by Item 9A, service or attempted service by a bailiff of any process or other document, including service by post and preparation of affidavit of

service ................................................................ 31.00

9A. Service or attempted service of a statement of claim by post, for each address at which service is effected or attempted................................................................... 20.00

1994—No. 670

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The object of this Regulation is to prescribe a fee for service of a statement of claim in accordance with proposed Part 7 rule 20 of the Local Courts (Civil Claims) Rules 1988. The fee is prescribed by amendment to those Rules (which, in so far as they prescribe fees, are taken by virtue of section 10F (2) of the Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970 to be regulations made by the Governor).

This Regulation is made under section 85 (Regulations—court fees) of the Local

Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970.