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Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure and Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings (Costs Amendment) Rules 2016

S.R. No. 137/2016

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Rule  Page

Part 1—Preliminary

1Object

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Principal Rules

Part 2—Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure Rules 2010

5Amendments to Appendix A—Scale of costs

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

6Amendment of cost caps in Appendix AA

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2016

S.R. No. 137/2016

Magistrates' Court Act 1989

Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure and Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings (Costs Amendment) Rules 2016

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 2017.

4Principal Rules

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

Part 2—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 "209" substitute "212";

(b)in paragraph (b), for "438" substitute "444";

(c)in paragraph (c), for "538" substitute "545";

(d)in paragraph (d), for "647" substitute "655";

(e)in paragraph (e), for "802" substitute "813";

(f)in paragraph (f), for "966" substitute "979";

(g)in paragraph (g), for "1155" substitute "1170".

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

(a)for "$2.30" substitute "$2.33";

(b)for "68 cents" substitute "69 cents".

(3)In item 79 of the scale of costs in Appendix A to the Principal Rules, for "68 cents" substitute "69 cents".

(4)In the note to items 76 to 79 of the scale of costs in Appendix A to the Principal Rules, for "68 cents" substitute "69 cents".

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

(a)for "$269.70" substitute "$274";

(b)for "$1889.10" substitute "$1919";

(c)for "$68" substitute "$69";

(d)for "$337.70" substitute "$343".

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

(a)for "$141" substitute "$143";

(b)for "$770.70" substitute "$783".

(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.	73	73	73	109	137	163	189
3.	212	445	546	656	814	981	1173
4.	n/a	n/a	159	208	212	226	240
5.	98	210	260	311	388	467	560
6.	113	234	287	342	424	512	613
7.	52	52	52	52	52	52	52
8.	75	167	203	243	302	361	430
9.	68	141	168	203	251	303	363
10.	n/a	n/a	170	236	255	287	322
11.	n/a	n/a	19	49	49	49	49
12.	49	79	98	115	147	172	199
13.	59	113	133	165	206	246	290
14.	117	248	303	363	459	541	642
15.	49	75	98	117	147	172	199
16.	96	198	240	287	360	429	495
17.	127	270	344	413	512	616	729
18.	n/a	n/a	170	236	255	287	321
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
19.	48	84	99	118	148	173	209
20.	127	127	127	173	219	265	316
21.	127	127	127	173	219	265	316
22.	109	109	109	163	203	243	290
23.	24	41	56	56	73	88	104
24.	23	24	24	41	46	53	62
25.	68	69	70	106	133	159	189
26.	14	14	14	52	65	79	95
27.	93	169	236	283	355	418	486
28.	40	92	99	113	140	167	197
29.	44	44	44	44	44	44	44
29A.	97	179	243	270	363	434	504
29B.	97	179	243	270	363	434	504
30.	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
31.	96	198	240	287	360	424	494
32.	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
33.	386	1260	1556	1869	2337	3378	5251
34.	94	286	382	461	570	687	786
35.	168	323	462	570	713	861	1003
36.	94	286	382	461	561	673	771
37.	168	323	462	570	704	845	987
38.	49	92	114	134	174	210	245
39.	49	92	114	134	174	210	245
40.	refer to item 40
41.	refer to item 41
42.	99	223	275	334	416	500	597
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
43.	168	323	463	573	719	864	1005
44.	151	151	151	151	151	151	151
45.	355	713	1076	1291	1614	1929	2244
46.	76	141	168	206	255	306	359
47.	162	275	343	413	512	616	711
48.	49	92	114	135	167	203	238
49.	49	99	126	160	202	241	283
50.	65	121	158	182	237	283	328
51.	65	121	158	182	237	283	328
52.	n/a	n/a	209	316	341	383	571
53.	431	967	1303	1562	1950	2342	2557
54.	291	645	865	1039	1303	1555	1818
55.	178	346	493	608	763	917	1069
56.	54	98	120	143	193	227	267
57.	181	352	500	618	776	932	1119
57A.	618	618	618	618	618	618	618
58.	4.4	11	11	12	14	16	21
59.	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8	2.8
60.	refer to item 60
61.	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7	2.7
62.	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4
63.	41	41	41	41	41	41	41
64.	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
65.	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
66.	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
67.	49	49	49	49	49	49	49
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
68.	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
69.	55	112	133	167	209	251	295
70.	57	135	163	179	227	275	321
71.	162	325	365	437	545	651	852
72.	290	410	441	553	692	829	1086
73.	49	84	99	118	148	173	201
74.	49	85	99	118	148	173	201
75.	73	73	73	109	109	109	109
76.	69	69	69	69	69	69	69
77.	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
78.	48	48	48	48	48	48	48
79.	refer to item 79
80.	143	258	307	362	456	538	625

".

(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	511	339
Benalla	541	358
Colac	428	284
Echuca	541	358
Latrobe Valley	401	267
Mansfield	428	284
Circuit town	Fee for first six hours	Further fee for further six hours or part thereafter
Mansfield	428	284
Portland	591	396
Stawell	541	358
Swan Hill	541	358

".

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

6Amendment of cost caps in Appendix AA

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

(a)in item 1.1(a) and (c), for "$1493" substitute "$1523";

(b)in item 1.1(b) and (d), for "$1610" substitute "$1642";

(c)in item 1.1(e) and (f), for "$1725" substitute "$1760";

(d)in item 1.1(g)—

(i)for "$282" substitute "$288";

(ii)for "$349" substitute "$356";

(iii)for "$420" substitute "$428".

Dated:    24 November 2016

PETER LAURITSEN,

Chief Magistrate

LANCE MARTIN,

Deputy Chief Magistrate

JELENA POPOVIC,

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 and 135/2016.

[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. No. 163/2015.