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Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure and Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings
(Costs Amendment) Rules 2015

S.R. No. 163/2015

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 2015

S.R. No. 163/2015

Magistrates' Court Act 1989

Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure and Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings
(Costs Amendment) Rules 2015

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 2016.

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 "205" substitute "209";

(b)in paragraph (b), for "429" substitute "438";

(c)in paragraph (c), for "527" substitute "538";

(d)in paragraph (d), for "634" substitute "647";

(e)in paragraph (e), for "786" substitute "802";

(f)in paragraph (f), for "947" substitute "966";

(g)in paragraph (g), for "1132" substitute "1155".

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

(a)for "$266" substitute "$269.70";

(b)for "$1863" substitute "$1889.10";

(c)for "$67" substitute "$68";

(d)for "$333" substitute "$337.70".

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

(a)for "$139" substitute "$141";

(b)for "$760" substitute "$770.70".

(4)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.	72	72	72	108	135	161	187
3.	209	439	539	648	803	968	1158
4.	n/a	n/a	157	205	209	223	237
5.	97	207	257	307	383	461	553
6.	112	231	283	338	419	505	605
7.	51	51	51	51	51	51	51
8.	74	165	200	240	298	356	424
9.	67	139	166	200	248	299	358
10.	n/a	n/a	168	233	252	283	318
11.	n/a	n/a	19	48	48	48	48
12.	48	78	97	114	145	170	196
13.	58	112	131	163	203	243	286
14.	115	245	299	358	453	534	634
15.	48	74	97	115	145	170	196
16.	95	195	237	283	355	423	489
17.	125	267	340	408	505	608	720
18.	n/a	n/a	168	233	252	283	317
19.	47	83	98	116	146	171	206
20.	125	125	125	171	216	262	312
21.	125	125	125	171	216	262	312
22.	108	108	108	161	200	240	286
23.	24	40	55	55	72	87	103
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
24.	23	24	24	40	45	52	61
25.	67	68	69	105	131	157	187
26.	14	14	14	51	64	78	94
27.	92	167	233	279	350	413	480
28.	39	91	98	112	138	165	194
29.	43	43	43	43	43	43	43
29A.	96	177	240	267	358	428	497
30.	42	42	42	42	42	42	42
31.	95	195	237	283	355	419	488
32.	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
33.	381	1244	1536	1845	2307	3334	5183
34.	93	282	377	455	563	678	776
35.	166	319	456	563	704	850	990
36.	93	282	377	455	554	664	761
37.	166	319	456	563	695	834	974
38.	48	91	113	132	172	207	242
39.	48	91	113	132	172	207	242
40.	refer to item 40
41.	refer to item 41
42.	98	220	271	330	411	494	589
43.	166	319	457	566	710	853	992
44.	149	149	149	149	149	149	149
45.	350	704	1062	1274	1593	1904	2215
46.	75	139	166	203	252	302	354
47.	160	271	339	408	505	608	702
48.	48	91	113	133	165	200	235
49.	48	98	124	158	199	238	279
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
50.	63.25	118.30	155.05	178.50	232.60	277.45	321.30
51.	63.25	118.30	155.05	178.50	232.60	277.45	321.30
52.	n/a	n/a	205	310.10	334.60	375.35	560
53.	422.30	947.60	1277.05	1531	1911.50	2296	2507.15
54.	285.60	632.40	847.60	1019	1277.05	1524.90	1781.95
55.	174.40	339.70	483.50	595.70	747.70	898.60	1047.55
56.	53.05	95.80	117.30	139.75	189.70	222.35	262.15
57.	177.50	344.80	490.60	605.90	760.90	913.90	1097.50
57A.	605.90	605.90	605.90	605.90	605.90	605.90	605.90
58.	4.3	10.5	11.1	11.6	13.4	15.5	21.0
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.	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
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.	48	48	48	48	48	48	48
68.	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
69.	54	111	131	165	206	248	291
70.	56	133	161	177	224	271	317
71.	160	321	360	431	538	643	841
72.	286	405	435	546	683	818	1072
73.	48	83	98	116	146	171	198
74.	48	84	98	116	146	171	198
75.	72	72	72	108	108	108	108
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
76.	68	68	68	68	68	68	68
77.	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
78.	47	47	47	47	47	47	47
79.	refer to item 79
80.	141	255	303	357	450	531	617

".

(5)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	501	332
Benalla	530	351
Colac	420	278
Echuca	530	351
Mansfield	420	278
Latrobe Valley	393	262
Portland	579	388
Stawell	530	351
Swan Hill	530	351

".

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 "$1464" substitute "$1493";

(b)in item 1.1(b) and (d), for "$1578" substitute "$1610";

(c)in item 1.1(e) and (f), for "$1691" substitute "$1725";

(d)in item 1.1(g)—

(i)for "$276" substitute "$282";

(ii)for "$342" substitute "$349";

(iii)for "$412" substitute "$420".

Dated:    18 December 2015

PETER LAURITSEN,

Chief Magistrate

JELENA POPOVIC,

Deputy Chief Magistrate

BARRY BRAUN,

Deputy Chief Magistrate

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ENDNOTES

[1] Rule 4: S.R. No. 140/2010. Reprint No. 2 as at 1 February 2015.

[2] Rule 6: S.R. No. 141/2010. Reprint No. 1 as at 1 February 2015.