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Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure and Miscellaneous Proceedings (Costs Amendment) Rules 2017

S.R. No. 128/2017

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Rule  Page

Part 1—Preliminary

1Object

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Principal Rules

Part 2—Amendment of Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure Rules 2010

5Amendments to Appendix A—Scale of costs

Part 3—Amendment of Magistrates' Court (Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings) Rules 2010

6Amendment of cost caps in Appendix AA

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2017

S.R. No. 128/2017

Magistrates' Court Act 1989

Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure and Miscellaneous Proceedings (Costs Amendment) Rules 2017

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 2010 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 2010 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 2018.

4Principal Rules

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

Part 2—Amendment of Magistrates' Court
General Civil Procedure Rules 2010

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 "212" substitute "217";

(b)in paragraph (b), for "444" substitute "454";

(c)in paragraph (c), for "545" substitute "557";

(d)in paragraph (d), for "655" substitute "669";

(e)in paragraph (e), for "813" substitute "831";

(f)in paragraph (f), for "979" substitute "1001";

(g)in paragraph (g), for "1170" substitute "1196".

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

(a)for "$2.33" substitute "$2.38";

(b)for "69 cents" substitute "70 cents".

(3)In item 79 of the scale of costs in Appendix A to the Principal Rules, for "69 cents" substitute "70 cents".

(4)In note B to items 76 to 79 of the scale of costs in Appendix A to the Principal Rules, for "69 cents" substitute "70 cents".

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

(a)for "$274" substitute "$280";

(b)for "$1919" substitute "$1961";

(c)for "$69" substitute "$70";

(d)for "$343" substitute "$351".

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

(a)for "$143" substitute "$146";

(b)for "$783" substitute "$800".

(7)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.	75	75	75	111	140	167	193
3.	217	455	558	670	832	1003	1199
4.	n/a	n/a	162	213	217	231	245
5.	100	215	266	318	397	477	572
6.	115	239	293	350	433	523	626
7.	52	52	52	52	52	52	52
8.	76	171	207	248	309	369	439
9.	69	144	172	207	257	310	371
10.	n/a	n/a	174	241	261	293	329
11.	n/a	n/a	19	49	49	49	49
12.	49	81	100	118	150	176	203
13.	60	115	136	169	211	251	296
14.	120	253	310	371	469	553	656
15.	49	76	100	120	150	176	203
16.	98	202	245	293	368	438	506
17.	130	276	352	422	523	630	745
18.	n/a	n/a	174	241	261	293	328
19.	48	86	101	121	151	177	214
20.	130	130	130	177	224	271	323
21.	130	130	130	177	224	271	323
22.	111	111	111	167	207	248	296
23.	25	41	57	57	75	90	106
24.	24	26	25	42	46	53	63
25.	69	71	72	108	136	162	193
26.	14	14	14	52	66	81	97
27.	95	173	241	289	363	427	497
28.	41	94	101	115	143	171	201
29.	45	45	45	45	45	45	45
29A.	99	183	248	276	371	444	515
29B.	99	183	248	276	371	444	515
30.	44	44	44	44	44	44	44
31.	98	202	245	293	368	433	505
32.	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
33.	394	1288	1590	1910	2388	3452	5367
34.	96	292	390	471	583	702	803
35.	172	330	472	583	729	880	1025
36.	96	286	390	471	573	688	788
37.	172	330	472	583	719	864	1009
38.	50	94	117	137	178	215	250
39.	50	94	117	137	178	215	250
40.	refer to item 40
41.	refer to item 41
42.	101	228	281	341	425	511	610
43.	172	330	473	586	735	883	1027
44.	154	154	154	154	154	154	154
45.	363	729	1100	1319	1650	1971	2293
46.	78	144	172	211	261	313	367
47.	166	281	351	422	523	630	727
48.	50	94	117	138	171	207	243
49.	50	101	129	164	206	246	289
50.	66	123	160	185	240	287	333
51.	66	123	160	185	240	287	333
52.	n/a	n/a	212	320	346	388	579
53.	437	981	1321	1584	1977	2375	2593
54.	295	654	877	1054	1321	1577	1843
55.	180	352	500	617	774	930	1084
56.	55	99	122	145	196	230	271
57.	184	357	507	627	787	945	1135
57A.	627	627	627	627	627	627	627
58.	4.5	11	11	12	14	16	21
59.	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9	2.9
60.	refer to item 60
61.	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8
62.	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
63.	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
64.	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
65.	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
66.	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
67.	50	50	50	50	50	50	50
68.	25	25	25	25	25	25	25
69.	56	114	136	171	214	257	301
70.	58	138	167	183	232	281	328
71.	166	332	373	447	557	665	871
72.	296	419	451	565	707	847	1110
73.	50	86	101	121	151	177	205
74.	50	87	101	121	151	177	205
75.	75	75	75	111	111	111	111
76.	71	71	71	71	71	71	71
77.	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
78.	49	49	49	49	49	49	49
79.	refer to item 79
80.	146	264	314	370	466	550	639

".

(8)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	518	344
Benalla	549	363
Colac	434	288
Echuca	549	363
Latrobe Valley	407	271
Mansfield	434	288
Portland	599	402
Stawell	549	363
Swan Hill	549	363

".

Part 3—Amendment of Magistrates' Court
(Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings) Rules 2010

6Amendment of cost caps in Appendix AA

In Appendix AA to the Magistrates' Court (Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings) Rules 2010[2]—

(a)in item 1.1(a) and (c), for "$1523" substitute "$1544";

(b)in item 1.1(b) and (d), for "$1642" substitute "$1665";

(c)in item 1.1(e) and (f), for "$1760" substitute "$1785";

(d)in item 1.1(g)—

(i)for "$288" substitute "$292";

(ii)for "$356" substitute "$361";

(iii)for "$428" substitute "$434".

Dated:    14 December 2017

PETER LAURITSEN,

Chief Magistrate

LANCE MARTIN,

Deputy Chief Magistrate

FRANZ HOLZER,

Deputy Chief Magistrate

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Endnotes

[1]

Rule 4: S.R. No. 140/2010. Reprint No. 2 as at 1 February 2015. Reprinted to S.R. No. 3/2015. Subsequently amended by

S.R. Nos 163/2015, 164/2015, 17/2016, 82/2016, 135/2016, 137/2016 and 103/2017.

[2]

Rule 6: S.R. No. 141/2010. Reprint No. 1 as at 1 February 2015. Reprinted to S.R. No. 4/2015. Subsequently amended by

S.R. Nos 163/2015 and 137/2016.