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Magistrates' Court Civil Procedure (Scale of Costs and Fees Amendment) Rules 2009

S.R. No. 153/2009

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Rule  Page

1Object

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Principal Rules

5Amendments to Appendix A

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STATUTORY RULES 2009

S.R. No. 153/2009

Magistrates' Court Act 1989

Magistrates' Court Civil Procedure (Scale of Costs and Fees Amendment) Rules 2009

The Chief Magistrate together with 2 Deputy Chief Magistrates jointly make the following Rules:

1Object

The object of these Rules is to amend the Magistrates' Court Civil Procedure Rules 2009 to make further provision for costs payable in matters and proceedings before the Court.

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 2010.

4Principal Rules

In these Rules, the Magistrates' Court Civil Procedure Rules 2009[1] are called the Principal Rules.

5Amendments to Appendix A

(1)In item 1 of the Scale of Costs in Appendix A to the Principal Rules—

(a)in paragraph (a), for "164" substitute "169";

(b)in paragraph (b), for "344" substitute "355";

(c)in paragraph (c), for "422" substitute "436";

(d)in paragraph (d), for "506" substitute "523";

(e)in paragraph (e), for "629" substitute "650";

(f)in paragraph (f), for "757" substitute "782";

(g)in paragraph (g), for "905" substitute "935".

(2)In item 82 of the Scale of Costs in Appendix A to the Principal Rules—

(a)for "$231" substitute "$237";

(b)for "$1618" substitute "$1663";

(c)for "$58" substitute "$60";

(d)for "$289" substitute "$297".

(3)In item 82A of the Scale of Costs in Appendix A to the Principal Rules—

(a)for "$120" substitute "$123";

(b)for "$660" substitute "$678".

(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.	58	58	58	88	108	130	152
3.	169	356	437	524	651	784	938
4.	n/a	n/a	127	166	169	181	192
5.	79	168	208	248	310	373	447
6.	90	186	229	273	340	409	490

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
7.	41	41	41	41	41	41	41

8.	59	133	162	195	242	288	342
9.	54	112	134	162	201	243	290
10.	n/a	n/a	136	188	204	229	258
11.	n/a	n/a	15	39	39	39	39
12.	39	63	79	92	118	137	159
13.	48	89	106	132	165	197	231
14.	92	199	243	290	366	433	514
15.	39	59	79	92	118	137	159
16.	77	158	192	229	287	341	396
17.	102	217	275	330	409	492	583
18.	n/a	n/a	136	188	204	229	257
19.	38	68	80	94	119	138	167
20.	102	102	102	138	175	211	252
21.	102	102	102	138	175	212	252
22.	88	88	88	129	162	195	231
23.	19	32	45	45	58	70	84
24.	18	19	19	32	36	42	49
25.	55	56	56	86	106	127	152
26.	11.4	11.4	11.4	41	53	63	76
27.	74	135	188	225	283	335	388
28.	31	73	80	90	111	133	157
29.	35	35	35	35	35	35	35
30.	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
31.	77	158	192	229	287	340	395
32.	32	32	32	32	32	32	32

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
33.	308	1007	1243	1493	1866	2697	4194

34.	75	228	304	368	457	550	628
35.	134	259	369	457	571	689	801
36.	75	228	304	368	448	537	617
37.	134	259	369	457	562	674	788
38.	39	73	90	107	139	167	196
39.	39	73	90	107	139	167	196
40.	refer to item 40
41.	refer to item 41
42.	80	178	220	266	333	399	477
43.	134	259	370	458	574	691	803
44.	121	121	121	121	121	121	121
45.	283	571	860	1031	1290	1541	1793
46.	60	112	134	165	204	245	286
47.	129	220	274	330	409	492	569
48.	39	73	90	107	133	162	190
49.	39	80	101	128	161	193	225
50.	51	89	124	143	186	222	257
51.	51	95	124	143	186	222	257
52.	n/a	n/a	164	248	268	300	448
53.	337	758	1022	1225	1528	1836	2005
54.	227	506	678	814	1022	1220	1425
55.	140	271	386	477	598	718	838
56.	42	76	94	112	151	178	209
57.	142	275	393	485	610	732	877
57A.	485	485	485	485	485	485	485

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
58.	3.5	8.9	8.9	8.9	10.6	12.8	16.5
59.	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2
60.	refer to item 60
61.	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.2
62.	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.1
63.	32	32	32	32	32	32	32
64.	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
65.	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4	12.4
66.	23	23	23	23	23	23	23
67.	39	39	39	39	39	39	40
68.	19	19	19	19	19	19	18
69.	44	89	106	133	167	201	235
70.	46	107	130	144	182	220	257
71.	129	261	307	366	458	547	681
72.	231	345	370	465	581	696	867
73.	39	68	80	94	119	138	160
74.	39	68	80	94	119	138	160
75.	58	58	58	88	88	88	88
76.	56	56	56	56	56	56	56
77.	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3
78.	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
79.	refer to item 79
80.	114	205	245	289	363	430	499

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(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	401	265
Benalla	424	281
Colac	336	223
Echuca	424	281
Mansfield	336	223
Moe	314	209
Portland	463	310
Stawell	424	281
Swan Hill	424	281

".

Dated:    3 December 2009

IAN L. GRAY,

Chief Magistrate

DANIEL J. MULING,

Deputy Chief Magistrate

PETER HENRY LAURITSEN,

Deputy Chief Magistrate

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[1] Rule 4: S.R. No. 49/2009.