Magistrates Court (Civil Division) (Fees) Regulations 1998


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Magistrates Court (Civil Division) (Fees) Regulations 1998

I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Act 1992 .

30 March 1998

G. S. M. GREEN

Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

R. J. GROOM

Minister for Justice

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) (Fees) Regulations 1998 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on 30 March 1998.

3.   Interpretation

In these regulations,
Act means the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Act 1992 .

4.   Scale of fees

The scale of fees specified in Schedule 1 is prescribed for the purposes of the Act.

5.   Bailiff's fees

(1)  The bailiff's fee referred to in item 4 of Schedule 1 is the fee that a bailiff may charge a judgment debtor.
(2)  The fee does not regulate the amount a bailiff may charge a judgment creditor.
SCHEDULE 1 - Court fees

Regulations 4 and 5

1. 

Filing fee for –

 
 

(a) claim for a sum of money:

 
 

Amount claimed in the action

 
 

$1 – $1000

$35

 

$1001 – $5000

$60

 

$5001 – $20000

$85

 

$20000 and over

$85

 

(b) claim other than for a sum of money

$85

2. 

Filing fee on any enforcement process

$15

3. 

Service fee on any process

 
 

- personal service (if required under the Rules of Court)

$60

 

- any other manner of service

$30

4. 

Bailiff's fee on execution of any enforcement process

$100

5. 

Fee on taxation of bill of costs

$45

6. 

Fee for any transcript (each page)

$2.20

7. 

Fee for inspection of records or other documents held in registry

$10

8. 

Fee for copy of records or other documents supplied by registrar

$5

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 30 March 1998

These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations prescribe the scale of fees for the purposes of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Act 1992 .