Magistrates' Court Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings and General Civil Procedure (Costs) Amendment Rules 2022 (Vic)

Magistrates' Court Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings and General Civil Procedure (Costs) Amendment Rules 2022

S.R. No. 134/2022

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 2022

S.R. No. 134/2022

Magistrates' Court Act 1989

Magistrates' Court Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings and General Civil Procedure (Costs) Amendment Rules 2022

The Chief Magistrate together with one or more 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 January 2023.

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 "232" substitute "246";

(b)in paragraph (b), for "486" substitute "516";

(c)in paragraph (c), for "596" substitute "633";

(d)in paragraph (d), for "718" substitute "761";

(e)in paragraph (e), for "891" substitute "945";

(f)in paragraph (f), for "1073" substitute "1138";

(g)in paragraph (g), for "1282" substitute "1360".

(2)In item 60 of the scale of costs in Appendix A to the Principal Rules—

(a)for "$2.55" substitute "$2.70";

(b)for "72 cents" substitute "76 cents".

(3)In item 79 of the scale of costs in Appendix A to the Principal Rules, for "72 cents" (where twice occurring) substitute "76 cents".

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

(a)for "$299" substitute "$317";

(b)for "$2106" substitute "$2234";

(c)for "$74" substitute "$79";

(d)for "$372" substitute "$394".

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

(a)for "$157" substitute "$166";

(b)for "$858" substitute "$910".

(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.		85	85	85	126	160	189	220
3.		246	517	634	762	946	1140	1364
4.		n/a	n/a	184	242	246	263	278
5.		114	244	303	361	451	542	651
6.		131	272	333	399	493	595	712
7.		59	59	59	59	59	59	59
8.		87	194	235	281	352	419	499
9.		79	164	195	235	291	353	422
10.		n/a	n/a	197	274	297	333	373
11.		n/a	n/a	21	56	56	56	56
12.		56	92	114	135	171	199	231
13.		69	131	154	192	240	285	336
14.		137	287	353	422	533	629	746
15.		56	87	114	137	171	199	231
16.		111	230	278	333	418	498	576
17.		148	314	401	481	595	716	848
18.		n/a	n/a	197	274	279	333	372
19.		55	97	115	138	172	200	243
20.		148	148	148	200	255	309	367
21.		148	148	148	200	255	309	367
22.		126	126	126	189	235	281	336
23.		28	47	65	65	85	102	120
24.		27	29	30	48	53	60	72
25.		79	81	82	123	154	184	220
26.		15	15	15	59	76	92	110
*                   *                *                *                *                *
28.		47	106	115	131	163	194	229
29.		51	51	51	51	51	51	51
29A.		112	208	281	314	422	505	586
29B.		112	208	281	314	422	505	586
30.		50	50	50	50	50	50	50
31.		111	230	278	333	418	493	575
32.		48	48	48	48	48	48	48
33.		448	1464	1808	2172	2716	3925	6104
34.		108	332	444	536	664	798	913
35.		195	375	537	664	829	1001	1166
36.		108	325	444	536	652	782	897
37.		195	375	537	664	818	984	1147
38.		57	106	134	156	202	244	284
39.		57	106	134	156	202	244	284
40.		refer to item 40
41.		refer to item 41
42.		115	260	320	389	484	582	693
43.		195	375	538	667	836	1004	1169
44.		175	175	175	175	175	175	175
45.		413	829	1252	1500	1876	2241	2608
46.		89	164	195	240	297	356	417
47.		188	320	481	453	595	716	827
48.		57	106	134	157	194	235	276
49.		57	115	147	186	233	279	329
50.		76	140	183	212	274	330	381
51.		76	140	183	212	274	330	381
52.		n/a	n/a	242	367	397	444	665
53.		501	1124	1515	1817	2266	2722	2973
*                   *                *                *                *                *
55.		206	404	574	708	887	1067	1243
56.		63	113	139	166	225	264	310
57.		211	410	581	719	902	1084	1301
57A.		719	719	719	719	719	719	719
58.		5.10	12.20	12.20	13.40	15.60	17.70	24.10
59.		3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30	3.30
60.		refer to item 60
61.		3.20	3.20	3.20	3.20	3.20	3.20	3.20
62.		1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50
63.		48	48	48	48	48	48	48
64.		33	33	33	33	33	33	33
65.		18	18	18	18	18	18	18
66.		33	33	33	33	33	33	33
67.		57	57	57	57	57	57	57
68.		28	28	28	28	28	28	28
69.		64	130	154	194	243	291	343
70.		66	157	189	208	264	320	372
71.		188	377	424	508	633	757	991
72.		336	476	513	643	804	963	1263
73.		57	97	115	138	172	200	233
74.		57	97	115	138	172	200	233
75.		85	85	85	126	126	126	126
76.		81	81	81	81	81	81	81
77.		14	14	14	14	14	14	14
78.		56	56	56	56	56	56	56
79.		refer to item 79
80.		166	301	357	421	530	625	727

".

(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

582

Benalla

617

Colac

489

Echuca

617

Mansfield

489

Portland

674

Stawell

617

Swan Hill

617

".

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 "$1721" substitute "$1826";

(b)in paragraph (a)(ii), for "$1721 and $325" substitute "$1826 and $345";

(c)in paragraph (b)(i), for "$2582" substitute "$2740";

(d)in paragraph (b)(ii), for "$2582 and $325" substitute "$2740 and $345".

(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 "$1856" substitute "$1969";

(b)in paragraph (a)(ii), for "$1856 and $403" substitute "$1969 and $428";

(c)in paragraph (b)(i), for "$2784" substitute "$2954";

(d)in paragraph (b)(ii), for "$2784 and $403" substitute "$2954 and $428".

(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 "$1989" substitute "$2110";

(b)in paragraph (a)(ii), for "$1989 and $485" substitute "$2110 and $515";

(c)in paragraph (b)(i), for "$2984" substitute "$3166";

(d)in paragraph (b)(ii), for "$2984 and $485" substitute "$3166 and $515".

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 "$1721" substitute "$1826";

(b)in item 1, for "$2582" substitute "$2740";

(c)in item 2, for "$1856" substitute "$1969";

(d)in item 2, for "$2784" substitute "$2954";

(e)in item 3, for "$1989" substitute "$2110";

(f)in item 3, for "$2984" substitute "$3166";

(g)in item 4, for "$1721" substitute "$1826";

(h)in item 4, for "$2582" substitute "$2740";

(i)in item 5, for "$1856" substitute "$1969";

(j)in item 5, for "$2784" substitute "$2954";

(k)in item 6, for "$1989" substitute "$2110";

(l)in item 6, for "$2984" substitute "$3166".

(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 "$325" substitute "$345";

(b)in paragraph (b), for "$403" substitute "$428";

(c)in paragraph (c), for "$485" substitute "$515".

Dated:   22 December 2022

LISA HANNAN,
Chief Magistrate

SUSAN WAKELING,
Deputy Chief Magistrate

TIM BOURKE,
Deputy Chief Magistrate

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Endnotes

[1] Rule 4: S.R. No. 112/2020 as amended by S.R. Nos 23/2021, 89/2021, 167/2021, 54/2022 and 102/2022.

[2] Rule 6(1): S.R. No. 113/2020 as amended by S.R. Nos 23/2021, 89/2021, 143/2021, 167/2021 and 20/2022.