Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure (Scale of Costs Amendment) Rules 2014 (Vic)

Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure (Scale of Costs Amendment) Rules 2014

S.R. No. 180/2014

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Rule  Page

1Object

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Principal Rules

5Amendments to Appendix A—Scale of costs

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STATUTORY RULES 2014

S.R. No. 180/2014

Magistrates' Court Act 1989

Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure (Scale of Costs Amendment) Rules 2014

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

1Object

The object of these Rules is to amend the Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure Rules 2010 to make further provision for costs payable in matters and proceedings before the Court.

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 2015.

4Principal Rules

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

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 "201" substitute "205";

(b)in paragraph (b), for "420" substitute "429";

(c)in paragraph (c), for "516" substitute "527";

(d)in paragraph (d), for "620" substitute "634";

(e)in paragraph (e), for "769" substitute "786";

(f)in paragraph (f), for "926" substitute "947";

(g)in paragraph (g), for "1107" substitute "1132".

(2)In item 82 of the Scale of Costs in Appendix A to the Principal Rules—

(a)for "$259" substitute "$266";

(b)for "$1814" substitute "$1863";

(c)for "$65" substitute "$67";

(d)for "$324" substitute "$333".

(3)In item 82A of the Scale of Costs in Appendix A to the Principal Rules—

(a)for "$135" substitute "$139";

(b)for "$740" substitute "$760".

(4)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.	71	71	71	106	132	158	183
3.	205	430	528	635	787	949	1135
4.	n/a	n/a	154	201	205	219	232
5.	95	203	252	301	375	452	542
6.	110	226	277	331	411	495	593
7.	50	50	50	50	50	50	50
8.	73	162	196	235	292	349	415
9.	65	136	163	196	243	293	351
10.	n/a	n/a	165	228	247	277	312
11.	n/a	n/a	18	47	47	47	47
12.	47	77	95	112	142	167	192
13.	57	109	129	160	199	238	280
14.	112	240	293	351	444	523	621
15.	47	73	95	112	142	167	192
16.	93	191	232	277	348	414	479
17.	123	262	333	400	495	596	705
18.	n/a	n/a	165	228	247	277	311
19.	46	82	96	114	143	168	202
20.	123	123	123	168	212	257	306
21.	123	123	123	168	212	257	306
22.	106	106	106	157	196	235	280
23.	24	39	54	54	71	85	101
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
24.	22	24	24	39	44	51	59
25.	66	67	67	103	129	154	183
26.	13	13	13	50	63	77	92
27.	90	164	228	273	343	405	470
28.	38	89	96	110	135	162	190
29.	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
29A.	94	173	235	262	351	419	487
30.	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
31.	93	191	232	277	348	411	478
32.	39	39	39	39	39	39	39
33.	373	1219	1505	1808	2260	3266	5078
34.	91	276	369	446	552	664	761
35.	163	313	447	552	690	833	970
36.	91	276	369	446	543	650	746
37.	163	313	447	552	681	817	955

38.	47	89	110	130	169	202	237
39.	47	89	110	130	169	202	237
40.	refer to item 40
41.	refer to item 41
42.	96	216	266	323	403	484	578
43.	163	313	448	555	696	836	972
44.	146	146	146	146	146	146	146
45.	343	690	1041	1248	1561	1866	2170
46.	74	136	163	199	247	296	347
47.	157	266	332	400	495	596	688
48.	47	89	110	130	162	196	230
49.	47	96	122	155	195	233	273
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
50.	62	116	152	175	228	272	315
51.	62	116	152	175	228	272	315
52.	n/a	n/a	201	304	328	368	549
53.	414	929	1252	1501	1874	2251	2458
54.	280	620	831	999	1252	1495	1747
55.	171	333	474	584	733	881	1027
56.	52	94	115	137	186	218	257

57.	174	338	481	594	746	896	1076
57A.	594	594	594	594	594	594	594
58.	4.2	10.3	10.9	11.4	13.1	15.2	20.6
59.	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7
60.	refer to item 60
61.	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7
62.	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.3
63.	39	39	39	39	39	39	39
64.	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
65.	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
66.	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
67.	47	47	47	47	47	47	47
68.	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
69.	53	109	129	162	202	243	285
70.	55	130	158	174	220	266	311
71.	157	315	353	422	527	630	824
72.	280	397	426	535	670	801	1050
73.	47	82	96	114	143	168	194
74.	47	82	96	114	143	168	194
75.	71	71	71	106	106	106	106
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
76.	67	67	67	67	67	67	67
77.	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
78.	46	46	46	46	46	46	46
79.	refer to item 79
80.	138	249	296	350	441	520	604

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(5)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	491	325
Benalla	520	344
Colac	412	273
Echuca	520	344
Mansfield	412	273
Latrobe Valley	385	257
Portland	568	380
Stawell	520	344
Swan Hill	520	344

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Dated:    23 October 2014

PETER LAURITSEN,

Chief Magistrate

JELENA POPOVIC,

Deputy Chief Magistrate

LANCE MARTIN,

Deputy Chief Magistrate

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[1] Rule 4: S.R. No. 140/2010. Reprint No. 1 as at 11 October 2013. Reprinted to S.R. No. 89/2013. Subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 155/2013, 178/2013, 11/2014, 70/2014 and 105/2014.