Supreme Court Amendment (Fees and Costs) Rules 2012

Supreme Court Amendment (Fees and Costs) Rules 2012

5 July 2012

We, the Honourable Alan Michael Blow, OAM, the Honourable Shan Eve Tennent, the Honourable David James Porter and the Honourable Helen Marie Wood, Puisne Judges of the Supreme Court of Tasmania, on the recommendation of the Rule Committee, make the following Rules of Court under the Supreme Court Civil Procedure Act 1932 .

1.   Short title

These Rules of Court may be cited as the Supreme Court Amendment (Fees and Costs) Rules 2012 .

2.   Commencement

These Rules of Court take effect on 1 August 2012.

3.   Principal Rules

In these Rules of Court, the Supreme Court Rules 2000 are referred to as the Principal Rules.

4.    Schedule 2 amended (Court fees and percentages)

Clause 8 of Schedule 2 to the Principal Rules is amended by omitting the table and substituting the following table:

	Table of fees and percentages
	Fees and percentages to be taken in all proceedings (including probate actions) subject to this part of these rules
	Item	Fee $
1.	On the commencement of a cause or matter (other than for admission to the legal profession)	600
2.	On the commencement of proceedings for admission to the legal profession	150
3.	Transcripts –
	(a) for a copy of a transcript which has already been transcribed	2 per page
	(b) for a copy of a transcript which is required to be transcribed	7.50 per page
4.	On the taxation of a bill of costs	4% of the amount allowed, or such lesser amount as the taxing officer, in the officer's discretion, thinks proper
5.	On filing any notices instituting an appeal from any order or judgment of the Court or any Judge of the Court, or from the Associate Judge to the Full Court	700
6.	On filing any notices instituting an appeal from an inferior court, statutory tribunal or referee	600
7.	For every search or inspection of any index, register, file or other document, except where any such search or inspection is made by a person who is a party to that cause or matter or the practitioner for that party	25
8.	For any photocopy of a document	2 per page
9.	On the appointment of a mediation if the mediator is an employee of, or otherwise engaged by, the Supreme Court	500

5.    Schedule 3 amended (Expenses of execution)

Schedule 3 to the Principal Rules is amended by omitting the table and substituting:

Costs of a writ of execution which may be directed to be levied
1. In a case where the amount of debt does not exceed $50 000	$72
2. In a case where the amount of debt exceeds $50 000	$104

A. M. BLOW

Puisne Judge

S. E. TENNENT

Puisne Judge

D. J. PORTER

Puisne Judge

H. M. WOOD

Puisne Judge

Countersigned,

J. A. CONNOLLY

Registrar

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

Notified in the Gazette on 11 July 2012

These Rules of Court are administered in the Department of Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the rule)

These Rules of Court amend the Supreme Court Rules 2000 by increasing certain fees, percentages and costs payable under those Rules of Court.