Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure and Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings (Costs Amendment) Rules 2018 (Vic)

Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure and Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings (Costs Amendment) Rules 2018

S.R. No. 167/2018

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Rule  Page

Part 1—Preliminary

1Object

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Principal Rules

Part 2—Amendment of Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure Rules 2010

5Amendments to Appendix A—Scale of costs

Part 3—Amendment of Magistrates' Court (Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings) Rules 2010

6Amendment of cost caps in Appendix AA

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2018

S.R. No. 167/2018

Magistrates' Court Act 1989

Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure and Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings (Costs Amendment) Rules 2018

The Chief Magistrate together with 2 Deputy Chief Magistrates jointly make the following Rules:

Part 1—Preliminary

1Object

The object of these Rules is—

(a)to amend the Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure Rules 2010 to make further provision for costs payable in matters and proceedings before the Court; and

(b)to amend the Magistrates' Court (Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings) Rules 2010 to make further provision for costs awarded in proceedings referred to arbitration.

2Authorising provisions

These Rules are made under section 16 of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989 and all other enabling powers.

3Commencement

These Rules come into operation on 1 January 2019.

4Principal Rules

In these Rules, the Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure Rules 2010[1] are called the Principal Rules.

Part 2—Amendment of Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure Rules 2010

5Amendments to Appendix A—Scale of costs

(1)In item 1 of the scale of costs in Appendix A to the Principal Rules—

(a)in paragraph (a), for "217" substitute "222";

(b)in paragraph (b), for "454" substitute "465";

(c)in paragraph (c), for "557" substitute "571";

(d)in paragraph (d), for "669" substitute "686";

(e)in paragraph (e), for "831" substitute "852";

(f)in paragraph (f), for "1001" substitute "1026";

(g)in paragraph (g), for "1196" substitute "1226".

(2)In item 60 of the scale of costs in Appendix A to the Principal Rules, for "$2.38" substitute "$2.44".

(3)In item 82 of the scale of costs in Appendix A to the Principal Rules—

(a)for "$280" substitute "$290";

(b)for "$1961" substitute "$2010";

(c)for "$70" substitute "$72";

(d)for "$351" substitute "$360".

(4)In item 82A of the scale of costs in Appendix A to the Principal Rules—

(a)for "$146" substitute "$150";

(b)for "$800" substitute "$820".

(5)For Table 1 in Appendix A to the Principal Rules substitute—

"TABLE 1

(Costs in dollars for items 2 to 80)

Item	A Less than $500	B $500 to less than $5000	C $5000 to less than $7500	D $7500 to less  than $20 000	E $20 000 to less  than $40 000	F $40 000 to less  than $70 000	G $70 000 and over
2.	77	77	77	114	144	171	198
3.	222	466	572	687	853	1028	1229
4.	n/a	n/a	166	218	222	237	251
5.	103	220	273	326	407	489	586
6.	118	245	300	359	444	536	642
7.	53	53	53	53	53	53	53
8.	78	175	212	254	317	378	450
9.	71	148	176	212	263	318	380
10.	n/a	n/a	178	247	268	300	337
11.	n/a	n/a	19	50	50	50	50
12.	50	83	103	121	154	180	208
13.	62	118	139	173	216	257	303
14.	123	259	318	380	481	567	672
15.	50	78	103	123	154	180	208
16.	100	207	251	300	377	449	519
17.	133	283	361	433	536	646	764
18.	n/a	n/a	178	247	268	300	336
19.	49	88	104	124	155	181	219
20.	133	133	133	181	230	278	331
21.	133	133	133	181	230	278	331
22.	114	114	114	171	212	254	303
23.	26	42	58	58	77	92	109
24.	25	27	26	43	47	54	65
25.	71	73	74	111	139	166	198
26.	14	14	14	53	68	83	99
27.	97	177	247	296	372	438	509
28.	42	96	104	118	147	175	206
29.	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
29A.	101	188	254	283	380	455	528
29B.	101	188	254	283	380	455	528
30.	45	45	45	45	45	45	45
31.	100	207	251	300	377	444	518
32.	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
33.	404	1320	1630	1958	2448	3538	5501
34.	98	299	400	483	598	720	823
35.	176	338	484	598	747	902	1051
36.	98	293	400	483	587	705	808
37.	176	338	484	598	737	886	1034
38.	51	96	120	140	182	220	256
39.	51	96	120	140	182	220	256
40.	refer to item 40
41.	refer to item 41
42.	104	234	288	350	436	524	625
43.	176	338	485	601	753	905	1053
44.	158	158	158	158	158	158	158
45.	372	747	1128	1352	1691	2020	2350
46.	80	148	176	216	268	321	376
47.	170	288	360	433	536	646	745
48.	51	96	120	141	175	212	249
49.	51	104	132	168	211	252	296
50.	68	126	164	190	246	295	342
51.	68	126	164	190	246	295	342
52.	n/a	n/a	218	329	355	398	595
53.	449	1007	1357	1627	2030	2439	2663
54.	303	672	901	1082	1357	1620	1893
55.	185	362	514	634	795	955	1113
56.	56	102	125	149	201	236	278
57.	189	367	521	644	808	971	1166
57A.	644	644	644	644	644	644	644
58.	4.6	11	11	12	14	16	22
59.	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
60.	refer to item 60
61.	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9
62.	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
63.	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
64.	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
65.	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
66.	30	30	30	30	30	30	30
67.	51	51	51	51	51	51	51
68.	26	26	26	26	26	26	26
69.	57	117	139	175	219	263	309
70.	59	141	171	188	238	288	336
71.	170	340	382	458	571	682	893
72.	303	429	462	579	725	868	1138
73.	51	88	104	124	155	181	210
74.	51	89	104	124	155	181	210
75.	77	77	77	114	114	114	114
76.	73	73	73	73	73	73	73
77.	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
78.	50	50	50	50	50	50	50
79.	refer to item 79
80.	150	271	322	379	478	564	655

".

(6)For Table 2 in Appendix A to the Principal Rules substitute—

"TABLE 2

CIRCUIT FEES

Circuit town	Fee for first six hours	Further fee for further six hours or part thereafter
Ararat	532	353
Benalla	564	373
Colac	446	296
Echuca	564	373
Latrobe Valley	418	278
Mansfield	446	296
Portland	615	413
Stawell	564	373
Swan Hill	564	373

".

Part 3—Amendment of Magistrates' Court (Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings) Rules 2010

6Amendment of cost caps in Appendix AA

In Appendix AA to the Magistrates' Court (Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings) Rules 2010[2]—

(a)in item 1.1(a) and (c), for "$1544" substitute "$1586";

(b)in item 1.1(b) and (d), for "$1665" substitute "$1710";

(c)in item 1.1(e) and (f), for "$1785" substitute "$1833";

(d)in item 1.1(g)—

(i)for "$292" substitute "$300";

(ii)for "$361" substitute "$371";

(iii)for "$434" substitute "$446".

Dated:    17 October 2018

PETER LAURITSEN,

Chief Magistrate

FRANZ HOLZER,

Deputy Chief Magistrate

LANCE IVAN MARTIN,

Deputy Chief Magistrate

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Endnotes

[1] Rule 4: S.R. No. 140/2010. Reprint No. 3 as at 15 March 2018. Reprinted to S.R. No. 128/2017.

[2] Rule 6: S.R. No. 141/2010. Reprint No. 2 as at 15 March 2018. Reprinted to S.R. No. 128/2017.