High Court Amendment Rules 1999 (No. 1) 1999 No. 197
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1999 No. 197
Issued by the authority of the Justices of the High Court of Australia
AMENDMENTS TO THE HIGH COURT RULES
The Second Schedule to the High Court Rules specifies the amount which solicitors, who are entitled to practise in the High Court, may charge and be allowed on taxation of costs by the Taxing Officer of the Court in respect of proceedings in the Court.
The amounts in the Schedule were last varied by Statutory Rule No. 61 of 1998 made on 2 April 1998 and which came into operation on 4 May 1998.
The Federal Costs Advisory Committee, in its report to the Justices dated June 1999, recommended an increase of 4% to the solicitors' costs as set out in the Second Schedule.
The Court has agreed to the recommendation of the Committee and the increase, which is to come into operation on Friday, 1 October 1999, will apply in respect of all work done and services performed by solicitors after Thursday, 30 September 1999.