EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
STATUTORY RULES 1982 No. 216
Issued by the authority of the Justices of the High Court of Australia
AMENDMENT TO THE HIGH COURT RULES
The Third Schedule of the High Court Rules sets forth the fees and charges payable by litigants in respect of proceedings commenced in the High Court.
The last increase in High Court fees took effect in January 1978. Since that date, there have been fee increases in the Federal Court, Family Court, and Supreme Courts in most States.
The increases to various items in the Schedule were arrived at by looking at those items which relate to an application for Special Leave to Appeal, an Appeal, and Order Nisi applications, with particular reference to what the overall cost in fees to a litigant would be, if a matter proceeded to finality. Some items in the Schedule were increased whilst others were not.
It may be observed that the Court has reduced to two dollars per copy, the charge for the Courts reasons for Judgement. This is in line with the Court’s policy of making judgments available to all interested persons at minimal cost.