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Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Default Scale of Costs Amendment) Rules 2015

S.R. No. 6/2015

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

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1Object

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Rule 1.07 substituted

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Endnotes

STATUTORY RULES 2015

S.R. No. 6/2015

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Default Scale of Costs Amendment) Rules 2015

The Rules Committee established by section 150 of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 makes the following Rules:

1Object

The object of these Rules is to amend the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2008 to update the default scale of costs as a consequence of recent amendments to Chapter I of the Rules of the County Court and the scale of costs under those Rules.

2Authorising provisions

These Rules are made under section 157 of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998 and all other enabling powers.

3Commencement

These Rules come into operation on 30 January 2015.

4Rule 1.07 substituted

For Rule 1.07 of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Rules 2008[1] substitute—

"1.07   Default scale of costs

Unless the Tribunal otherwise orders, if the Tribunal makes an order as to costs, the applicable scale of costs is the County Court costs scale as defined in Rule 1.13 of Chapter I of the Rules of the County Court.

Note

Chapter I of the Rules of the County Court defines County Court costs scale to mean a fee, charge or amount that is 80 per cent of the applicable rate set out in Appendix A to Chapter I of the Rules of the Supreme Court.".

Dated:    28 January 2015

GREG GARDE, President

PAMELA JENKINS, Vice President

MARK DWYER, Deputy President

BILL SIBONIS, Member

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ENDNOTES

[1] Rule 4: S.R. No. 65/2008. Reprint No. 2 as at 7 March 2014. Reprinted to S.R. No. 165/2013. Subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 35/2014, 133/2014, 181/2014 and 182/2014.