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Magistrates' Court Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 24) Rules 2008

S.R. No. 139/2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Rule  Page

1Object

2Authorising provisions

3Commencement

4Principal Rules

5Amendments to Appendix A

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STATUTORY RULES 2008

S.R. No. 139/2008

Magistrates' Court Act 1989

Magistrates' Court Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 24) Rules 2008

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 1999 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 2009.

4Principal Rules

In these Rules, the Magistrates' Court Civil Procedure Rules 1999[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 "158" substitute "164";

(b)in paragraph (b), for "331" substitute "344";

(c)in paragraph (c), for "406" substitute "422";

(d)in paragraph (d), for "486" substitute "506";

(e)in paragraph (e), for "605" substitute "629";

(f)in paragraph (f), for "728" substitute "757";

(g)in paragraph (g), for "870" substitute "905".

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

(a)for "$223" substitute "$231";

(b)for "$1563" substitute "$1618";

(c)for "$56" substitute "$58";

(d)for "$279" substitute "$289".

(3)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.	56	56	56	85	105	126	147
3.	164	345	423	507	630	759	908
4.	n/a	n/a	123	161	164	175	186
5.	76	163	201	240	300	361	433
6.	87	180	222	264	329	396	474
7.	40	40	40	40	40	40	40
8.	57	129	157	189	234	279	331
9.	52	108	130	157	195	235	281
10.	n/a	n/a	132	182	197	222	250

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
11.	n/a	n/a	15	38	38	38	38
12.	38	61	76	89	114	133	154
13.	46	86	103	128	160	191	224
14.	89	193	235	281	354	419	497
15.	38	57	76	89	114	133	154
16.	75	153	186	222	278	330	383
17.	99	210	266	319	396	476	564
18.	n/a	n/a	132	182	197	222	249
19.	37	66	77	91	115	134	162
20.	99	99	99	134	169	204	244
21.	99	99	99	134	169	205	244
22.	85	85	85	125	157	189	224
23.	18	31	44	44	56	68	81
24.	17	18	18	31	35	41	47
25.	53	54	54	83	103	123	147
26.	11	11	11	40	51	61	74
27.	72	131	182	218	274	324	376
28.	30	71	77	87	107	129	152
29.	34	34	34	34	34	34	34
30.	33	33	33	33	33	33	33
31.	75	153	186	222	278	329	382
32.	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
33.	298	975	1203	1445	1806	2610	4059
34.	73	221	294	356	442	532	608
35.	130	251	357	442	553	667	775
36.	73	221	294	356	434	520	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
37.	130	251	357	442	544	652	763
38.	38	71	87	104	135	162	190
39.	38	71	87	104	135	162	190
40.	refer to item 40
41.	refer to item 41
42.	77	172	213	257	322	386	462
43.	130	251	358	443	556	669	777
44.	117	117	117	117	117	117	117
45.	274	553	832	998	1249	1491	1735
46.	58	108	130	160	197	237	277
47.	125	213	265	319	396	476	551
48.	38	71	87	104	129	157	184
49.	38	77	98	124	156	187	218
50.	48	84	117	135	175	209	242
51.	48	90	117	135	175	209	242
52.	n/a	n/a	155	234	253	283	422
53.	318	714	963	1155	1440	1730	1890
54.	214	477	639	767	963	1150	1343
55.	132	255	364	450	564	677	790
56.	40	72	89	106	142	168	197
57.	134	259	370	457	575	690	827
57A.	457	457	457	457	457	457	457
58.	3.4	8.6	8.6	8.6	10	12	16
59.	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1
60.	refer to item 60
61.	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1

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
62.	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
63.	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
64.	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
65.	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
66.	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
67.	38	38	38	38	38	38	38
68.	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
69.	43	86	103	129	162	195	228
70.	45	104	126	139	176	213	249
71.	125	253	307	366	458	547	660
72.	224	345	370	465	581	696	840
73.	38	66	77	91	115	134	155
74.	38	66	77	91	115	134	155
75.	56	56	56	85	85	85	85
76.	54	54	54	54	54	54	54
77.	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
78.	37	37	37	37	37	37	37
79.	refer to item 79
80.	110	198	237	280	351	416	483

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(4)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	378	250
Benalla	400	265
Colac	317	210
Echuca	400	265
Mansfield	317	210
Moe	296	197
Portland	436	292
Stawell	400	265
Swan Hill	400	265

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Dated:    20 November 2008

IAN L. GRAY,

Chief Magistrate

PETER LAURITSEN,

Deputy Chief Magistrate

LANCE I. MARTIN,
Deputy Chief Magistrate

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[1] Rule 4: S.R. No. 58/1999.  Reprint No. 3 as at 1 March 2005.  Reprinted to S.R. No. 5/2005.  Subsequently amended by S.R. Nos 15/2005, 165/2005, 87/2006, 164/2006, 170/2006, 178/2006, 103/2007, 119/2007, 142/2007, 43/2008 and 64/2008.