Magistrates Court (Civil Division) (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2004


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Magistrates Court (Civil Division) (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2004

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 .

24 May 2004

RICHARD BUTLER

Governor

By His Excellency's Command,

JUDY JACKSON

Minister for Justice and Industrial Relations

1.   Short title

These regulations may be cited as the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2004 .

2.   Commencement

These regulations take effect on the seventh day after the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

3.   Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) (Fees) Regulations 1998 are referred to as the Principal Regulations.

4.    Schedule 1 amended (Court fees)

Schedule 1 to the Principal Regulations is amended as follows:
(a) by inserting after paragraph (b) in item 1 the following:
 

(c) claim for relief under the Residential Tenancy Act 1997

30 fee units

(b) by omitting items 3 , 4 and 5 and substituting the following:

3. 

Service fee on any process –

 
 

(a) personal service (if required under the rules of court)

60 fee units

 

(b) any other manner of service

30 fee units

4. 

Bailiff's fee on execution of any enforcement process

100 fee units

5. 

Fee on taxation of bill of costs

45 fee units

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

Notified in the Gazette on 2 June 2004

These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) (Fees) Regulations 1998 by –
(a) inserting a new filing fee for a claim for relief under the Residential Tenancy Act 1997 for the purposes of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Act 1992 ; and
(b) updating certain fees.