Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure and Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings (Costs Amendment) Rules 2021 (Vic)

Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure and Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings (Costs Amendment) Rules 2021

S.R. No. 23/2021

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Rule  Page

Part 1—Preliminary

1Object

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Principal Rules

Part 2—Amendment of Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure Rules 2020

5Amendments to Appendix A—Scale of costs

Part 3—Amendment of Magistrates' Court (Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings) Rules 2020

6Amendment of definitions

7Amendments to Appendix AA

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2021

S.R. No. 23/2021

Magistrates' Court Act 1989

Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure and Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings (Costs Amendment) Rules 2021

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 2020 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 2020 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 April 2021.

4Principal Rules

In these Rules, the Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure Rules 2020[1] are called the Principal Rules.

Part 2—Amendment of Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure Rules 2020

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 "225" substitute "229";

(b)in paragraph (b), for "471" substitute "479";

(c)in paragraph (c), for "578" substitute "588";

(d)in paragraph (d), for "695" substitute "708";

(e)in paragraph (e), for "863" substitute "879";

(f)in paragraph (f), for "1039" substitute "1058";

(g)in paragraph (g), for "1242" substitute "1264".

(2)In item 60 of the scale of costs in Appendix A to the Principal Rules, for "$2.47" substitute "$2.51".

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

(a)for "$290" substitute "$295";

(b)for "$2040" substitute "$2077";

(c)for "$70" substitute "$71";

(d)for "$360" substitute "$366".

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

(a)for "$152" substitute "$155";

(b)for "$831" substitute "$846".

(5)In item 83 of the scale of costs in Appendix A to the Principal Rules, for paragraph (b) substitute—

"(b)A circuit fee must be calculated on the same basis as a fee for counsel on the hearing of a proceeding;".

(6)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.		79	79	79	117	149	176	205
3.		229	480	589	709	880	1060	1267
4.		n/a	n/a	171	225	229	244	259
5.		106	227	282	336	419	504	605
6.		122	252	309	371	458	553	662
7.		55	55	55	55	55	55	55
8.		80	180	219	262	327	390	464
9.		73	153	181	219	271	328	392
10.		n/a	n/a	183	255	276	309	347
11.		n/a	n/a	19	52	52	52	52
12.		52	86	106	125	159	185	215
13.		64	122	144	178	223	265	313
14.		127	267	328	392	496	584	693
15.		52	80	106	127	159	185	215
16.		103	214	259	309	389	463	535
17.		137	292	373	447	553	666	788
18.		n/a	n/a	183	255	276	309	346
19.		51	91	107	128	160	186	226
20.		137	137	137	186	237	287	341
21.		137	137	137	186	237	287	341
22.		117	117	117	176	219	262	313
23.		26	44	60	60	79	95	112
24.		25	27	26	45	49	56	67
25.		73	75	76	114	144	171	205
26.		14	14	14	55	70	86	102
*                   *                *                *                *                *
28.		44	99	107	122	152	180	213
29.		48	48	48	48	48	48	48
29A.		104	193	262	292	392	469	545
29B.		104	193	262	292	392	469	545
30.		47	47	47	47	47	47	47
31.		103	214	259	309	389	458	534
32.		45	45	45	45	45	45	45
33.		416	1,361	1,681	2019	2525	3649	5673
34.		101	308	412	498	617	742	849
35.		181	348	499	617	771	930	1084
36.		101	302	412	498	606	727	834
37.		181	348	499	617	760	914	1066
38.		53	99	124	145	187	227	264
39.		53	99	124	145	187	227	264
40.		refer to item 40
41.		refer to item 41
42.		107	241	297	361	450	541	644
43.		181	348	500	620	777	934	1086
44.		163	163	163	163	163	163	163
45.		384	771	1164	1395	1744	2083	2424
46.		82	153	181	223	276	331	388
47.		175	297	372	447	553	666	769
48.		53	99	124	146	180	219	257
49.		53	107	136	173	217	260	305
50.		73	136	177	206	266	320	370
51.		73	136	177	206	266	320	370
52.		n/a	n/a	236	357	385	431	645
53.		487	1091	1471	1763	2200	2642	2886
*                   *                *                *                *                *
55.		200	392	557	687	861	1035	1206
56.		61	110	135	162	218	256	301
57.		205	398	564	698	876	1052	1263
57A.		698	698	698	698	698	698	698
58.		4.80	11.30	11.30	12.40	14.50	16.50	22.40
59.		3.10	3.10	3.10	3.10	3.10	3.10	3.10
60.		refer to item 60
61.		3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
62.		1.40	1.40	1.40	1.40	1.40	1.40	1.40
63.		45	45	45	45	45	45	45
64.		31	31	31	31	31	31	31
65.		16	16	16	16	16	16	16
66.		31	31	31	31	31	31	31
67.		53	53	53	53	53	53	53
68.		26	26	26	26	26	26	26
69.		59	121	144	180	226	271	319
70.		61	146	176	193	245	297	346
71.		175	350	394	472	588	703	921
72.		313	443	476	598	747	895	1174
73.		53	91	107	128	160	186	217
74.		53	92	107	128	160	186	217
75.		79	79	79	117	117	117	117
76.		75	75	75	75	75	75	75
77.		13	13	13	13	13	13	13
78.		52	52	52	52	52	52	52
79.		refer to item 79
80.		155	280	332	391	493	581	676

".

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

"Table 2—Circuit fees

Circuit town

Fee for each day

or part of day

Ararat

565

Benalla

599

Colac

474

Echuca

599

Latrobe Valley

444

Mansfield

474

Portland

654

Stawell

599

Swan Hill

599

".

Part 3—Amendment of Magistrates' Court (Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings) Rules 2020

6Amendment of definitions

(1)In Rule 2.01A of the Magistrates' Court (Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings) Rules 2020[2], in the definition of Cap A—

(a)in paragraph (a)(i), for "$1638" substitute "$1718";

(b)in paragraph (a)(ii), for "$1638 and $310" substitute "$1718 and $325";

(c)in paragraph (b)(i), for "$2458" substitute "$2578";

(d)in paragraph (b)(ii), for "$2458 and $310" substitute "$2578 and $325".

(2)In Rule 2.01A of the Magistrates' Court (Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings) Rules 2020, in the definition of Cap B—

(a)in paragraph (a)(i), for "$1766" substitute "$1853";

(b)in paragraph (a)(ii), for "$1766 and $383" substitute "$1853 and $402";

(c)in paragraph (b)(i), for "$2650" substitute "$2780";

(d)in paragraph (b)(ii), for "$2650 and $383" substitute "$2780 and $402".

(3)In Rule 2.01A of the Magistrates' Court (Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings) Rules 2020, in the definition of Cap C—

(a)in paragraph (a)(i), for "$1893" substitute "$1986";

(b)in paragraph (a)(ii), for "$1893 and $461" substitute "$1986 and $484";

(c)in paragraph (b)(i), for "$2841" substitute "$2980";

(d)in paragraph (b)(ii), for "$2841 and $461" substitute "$2980 and $484".

7Amendments to Appendix AA

(1)In the Table in item 1.1 of Part A of Appendix AA to the Magistrates' Court (Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings) Rules 2020—

(a)in item 1, for "$1638" substitute "$1718";

(b)in item 1, for "$2458" substitute "$2578";

(c)in item 2, for "$1766" substitute "$1853";

(d)in item 2, for "$2650" substitute "$2780";

(e)in item 3, for "$1893" substitute "$1986";

(f)in item 3, for "$2841" substitute "$2980";

(g)in item 4, for "$1638" substitute "$1718";

(h)in item 4, for "$2458" substitute "$2578";

(i)in item 5, for "$1766" substitute "$1853";

(j)in item 5, for "$2650" substitute "$2780";

(k)in item 6, for "$1893" substitute "$1986";

(l)in item 6, for "$2841" substitute "$2980".

(2)In item 1.2 of Part B of Appendix AA to the Magistrates' Court (Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings) Rules 2020—

(a)in paragraph (a), for "$310" substitute "$325";

(b)in paragraph (b), for "$383" substitute "$402";

(c)in paragraph (c), for "$461" substitute "$484".

Dated:   25 March 2021

LISA HANNAN,

Chief Magistrate

FELICITY BROUGHTON,

Deputy Chief Magistrate

SUSAN WAKELING,

Deputy Chief Magistrate

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Endnotes

[1] Rule 4: S.R. No. 112/2020.

[2] Rule 6(1): S.R. No. 113/2020.