Supreme Court Amendment (Court Fees) Regulation 2003 (NSW)

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New South Wales

Supreme Court Amendment (Court

Fees) Regulation 2003

under the

Supreme Court Act 1970

Her Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Supreme Court Act 1970.

BOB DEBUS, M.P.,

Attorney General

Explanatory note
The object of this Regulation is to amend the Supreme Court Regulation 2000 in order:

(a)	to introduce a uniform fee to open or keep open the registry or part of the registry or to open or keep open an office of a clerk of the Court elsewhere in the State, outside of the normal business hours of the registry or office, of $938 (in the case of a corporation) or $469 (in any other case), and
(b)	to introduce a uniform fee for issuing a subpoena of $106 (in the case of a corporation) or $53 (in any other case), and
(c)	to clarify certain matters in relation to the payment of a hearing fee.

This Regulation is made under the Supreme Court Act 1970, including section 130 (Fees and percentages).

Published in Gazette No 154 of 26 September 2003, page 9617	Page 1
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Clause 1	Supreme Court Amendment (Court Fees) Regulation 2003

Supreme Court Amendment (Court Fees)

Regulation 2003

under the

Supreme Court Act 1970

1      Name of Regulation

This Regulation is the Supreme Court Amendment (Court Fees)

Regulation 2003.

2 Commencement

This Regulation commences on 1 October 2003.

3 Amendment of Supreme Court Regulation 2000

The Supreme Court Regulation 2000 is amended as set out in
Schedule 1.

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Supreme Court Amendment (Court Fees) Regulation 2003

Amendments	Schedule 1
Schedule 1 Amendments

(Clause 3)

[1]      Clause 12 Action available if hearing allocation or hearing fee not paid

Insert “or continue to hear” after “refuse to hear”.

[2]      Schedule 1 Court fees

Insert “or a registrar” after “the Court” in the matter relating to Note 2 in item 6.

[3]      Schedule 1, item 6

Omit the matter relating to Note 4. Insert instead:

Note 4. If a matter is heard by a judge and jury, a hearing fee may be payable in addition to the daily jury retention fee.

[4]      Schedule 1, item 8

Omit the item. Insert instead:

8	To open or keep open the registry or part of the	938 (in the case of
registry or to open or keep open an office of a	a corporation) or
clerk of the Court elsewhere in the State:	469 (in any other

(a)	on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday,	case)
or
(b)	on any other day before 9 am or after 5 pm

Note. No fee is payable in criminal proceedings.

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Schedule 1 Amendments

[5]      Schedule 1, item 23

Omit the item. Insert instead:

23	To issue a subpoena (for production, to give	106 (in the case of a
evidence, or both)	corporation) or 53 (in any other case)

BY AUTHORITY