Sheriff Act 1900 Scale of Fees (1995-765) [GG No 156 of 22.12.1995] (NSW)

1995—No. 765

SHERIFF ACT 1900—SCALE OF FEES

(Relating to fees)

NEW SOUTH WALES

[Published in Gazette No. I56 of 22 December 1995]

HIS Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has been pleased to fix the following scale of fees to be chargeable in the Sheriff’s Office under the provisions of section 9 of the Sheriff Act 1900, to commence on 1 January 1996.

JEFFREY SHAW, QC., M.L.C.,

Attorney General.

SCALE OF FEES TO BE CHARGEABLE IN THE

SHERIFF’S OFFICE

$

1.	Service or attempted service of any process or other document, including service by post and preparation of an affidavit of service-for each address at which service of the process or other document is effected or attempted ............................................................................	34.00
2.	For execution, or attempted execution, of any writ,
warrant or commission ...................................................	180.00
3.	Levy on a writ of execution-3% of amount collected by the Sheriff.
4.	For work undertaken in preparing for a sale of land on instructions from a judgment creditor-if sale does not proceed ...............................................................................	440.00
5.	Keeper’s fee, each person for each day of 8 hours or
part of the day .........................................................	240.00
6.	Making a copy of any document, per page .................	2.00

(minimum fee ..................................................................... 10.00)

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7.        On every search—each name .................................... 12.00

8.       Certifying office copy of writ .................................... 12.00

9.       Attending a view by a jury (to be paid by the party making request) ......................................................... 95.00

10.       To open or keep open the office:

(a)	on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday
(except the day after Easter Monday) ....... 385.00

(b) on any other day:

(i) before 9 a.m. or after 4.30 p.m. ..... 385.00

(ii)  between 9 and 9.30 a.m. or 4 and 4.30 p.m. ....................................................... 40.00

11.       The amount reasonably incurred for:

(a) advertising;

(b) keeping of livestock levied on;

(c)	officers’ travelling expenses in relation to a view, or in conveying an arrested person to gaol or court;
(d)	travelling expenses for each keeper or assistant including, where necessary, the cost of meals;
(e)	the execution/service or attempted execution/ service of any writ, warrant, commission, summons, process or other document not otherwise provided for.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The object of this instrument is to fix a new scale of fees (chargeable in the Sheriff’s

Office) under the Sheriff Act 1900, with effect from 1 January 1996.

Item 10 (a) of the scale of fees has been amended to include the words “(except the
day after Easter Monday)’’ so as to bring it into line with other schedules of court fees.