{"id":"sr:evidence-miscellaneous-provisions-transcript-fees-regulations-2017","name":"Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Transcript Fees) Regulations 2017","slug":"evidence-miscellaneous-provisions-transcript-fees-regulations-2017","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"vic","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":184159,"registerId":"vic-sr:evidence-miscellaneous-provisions-transcript-fees-regulations-2017-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Transcript Fees) Regulations 2017","content":"Version No. 001\n\n**Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Transcript Fees) Regulations 2017**\n\n**S.R. No. 26/2017**\n\nVersion as at  \n28 May 2017\n\n**TABLE OF PROVISIONS**\n\n*Regulation Page*\n\n1 Objective 1\n\n2 Authorising provision 1\n\n3 Commencement 1\n\n4 Revocation 1\n\n5 Fees payable to the Crown under the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958 1\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes 3\n\n1 General information 3\n\n2 Table of Amendments 5\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation 6\n\n4 Explanatory details 7\n\n**Version No.** **001**\n\n**Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Transcript Fees) Regulations 2017**\n\n**S.R. No. 26/2017**\n\nVersion as at  \n28 May 2017\n\n\t1 Objective\n\nThe objective of these Regulations is to prescribe fees payable to the Crown for the supply of a transcript of evidence.\n\n\t2 Authorising provision\n\nThese Regulations are made under section 140 of the **Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958**.\n\n\t3 Commencement\n\nThese Regulations come into operation on  \n28 May 2017.\n\n\t4 Revocation\n\nThe Evidence (Transcript Fees) Regulations 2007[[1]](#endnote-2) are **revoked**.\n\n\t5 Fees payable to the Crown under the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958\n\n(1) The fees payable to the Crown under the **Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958** for supply by the Crown of a transcript of evidence in any legal proceeding, are the following—\n\n(a) for transcribing and supplying transcript in electronic format, if transcribing is necessary—1⋅11 fee units per page;\n\n(b) for supplying transcript in electronic format, if the evidence has already been transcribed—$0.81 per page;\n\n(c) in addition to any fee payable under paragraph (a) or (b), for transcript supplied in hard copy—$0.09 per page.\n\n(2) Subregulation (1) does not apply to a transcript of evidence directed to be transcribed by a person acting judicially under section 130 of the **Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958**.\n\n═════════════\n\nEndnotes\n\n1 General information\n\nSee [www.legislation.vic.gov.au](http://www.legislation.vic.gov.au) for Victorian Bills, Acts and current Versions of legislation and up-to-date legislative information.\n\nThe Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Transcript Fees) Regulations 2017, S.R. No. 26/2017 were made on 2 May 2017 by the Administrator of the State of Victoria as the Governor's deputy, with the advice of the Executive Council, under section 140 of the **Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958**, No. 6246/1958 and came into operation on 28 May 2017: regulation 3.\n\nThe Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Transcript Fees) Regulations 2017 will sunset 10 years after the day of making on 2 May 2027 (see section 5 of the **Subordinate Legislation Act 1994**).\n\nINTERPRETATION OF LEGISLATION ACT 1984 (ILA)\n\nStyle changes\n\nSection 54A of the ILA authorises the making of the style changes set out in Schedule 1 to that Act.\n\nReferences to ILA s. 39B\n\nSidenotes which cite ILA s. 39B refer to section 39B of the ILA which provides that where an undivided regulation, rule or clause of a Schedule is amended by the insertion of one or more subregulations, subrules or subclauses the original regulation, rule or clause becomes subregulation, subrule or subclause (1) and is amended by the insertion of the expression \"(1)\" at the beginning of the original regulation, rule or clause.\n\nInterpretation\n\nAs from 1 January 2001, amendments to section 36 of the ILA have the following effects:\n\n• Headings\n\nAll headings included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any heading inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nThis includes headings to Parts, Divisions or Subdivisions in a Schedule; Orders; Parts into which an Order is divided; clauses; regulations; rules; items; tables; columns; examples; diagrams; notes or forms.  \nSee section 36(1A)(2A)(2B).\n\n• Examples, diagrams or notes\n\nAll examples, diagrams or notes included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after 1 January 2001 form part of that Statutory Rule. Any examples, diagrams or notes inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, form part of that Statutory Rule. See section 36(3A).\n\n• Punctuation\n\nAll punctuation included in a Statutory Rule which is made on or after  \n1 January 2001 forms part of that Statutory Rule. Any punctuation inserted in a Statutory Rule which was made before 1 January 2001, by a Statutory Rule made on or after 1 January 2001, forms part of that Statutory Rule.  \nSee section 36(3B).\n\n• Provision numbers\n\nAll provision numbers included in a Statutory Rule form part of that Statutory Rule, whether inserted in the Statutory Rule before, on or after  \n1 January 2001. Provision numbers include regulation numbers, rule numbers, subregulation numbers, subrule numbers, paragraphs and subparagraphs. See section 36(3C).\n\n• Location of \"legislative items\"\n\nA \"legislative item\" is a penalty, an example or a note. As from 13 October 2004, a legislative item relating to a provision of a Statutory Rule is taken to be at the foot of that provision even if it is preceded or followed by another legislative item that relates to that provision. For example, if a penalty at the foot of a provision is followed by a note, both of these legislative items will be regarded as being at the foot of that provision. See section 36B.\n\n• Other material\n\nAny explanatory memorandum, table of provisions, endnotes, index and other material printed after the Endnotes does not form part of a Statutory Rule. See section 36(3)(3D)(3E).\n\n2 Table of Amendments\n\nThere are no amendments made to the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Transcript Fees) Regulations 2017 by statutory rules, subordinate instruments and Acts.\n\n3 Amendments Not in Operation\n\nThere are no amendments which were Not in Operation at the date of this publication.\n\n4 Explanatory details\n\n1. Reg. 4: S.R. No. 42/2007.\n\n  ——\n\n  **Fee Units**\n\n  These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the meaning of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**.\n\n  The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee unit.\n\n  The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2016 is $13.94. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest 10 cents.\n\n  The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the Treasurer under section 5 of the **Monetary Units Act 2004**. The value of a fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year. 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However, the lack of substantive content in the provided document means this assessment is made with limited confidence."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, specific subject matter (transcript fees only) keeps complexity low","Regulations of this type typically consist of straightforward fee schedules with limited interpretive difficulty","The document as provided contains almost no substantive content — only metadata and version information — making full analysis impossible","No cross-referencing to complex legislative frameworks is evident from the available text"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation prescribes the fees for obtaining official transcripts of proceedings under the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act. It affects anyone who orders or relies on certified written records of court or tribunal hearings, including litigants, lawyers, and agencies that manage transcript services.\n\nIt matters because it sets the legally binding charge for transcripts used for appeals, record-keeping, or review — though the provided text lacks the actual fee amounts or detailed fee structure."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The Regulations continue the existing function of prescribing transcript fees under the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958. They revoke the 2007 regulations and update the fee method and rates (fee-unit calculation and per-page charges) but do not broaden who must supply transcripts or create new procedural obligations; the judicially-directed-transcript exemption remains."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject matter: only prescribes transcript supply fees (Reg 1, Reg 5).","Simple numeric fee schedule with three per-page rates (Reg 5(1)(a)–(c)).","Uses fee units rather than fixed dollar amounts, requiring cross-reference to the Monetary Units Act and annual fee-unit value (Explanatory details).","A single exemption for judicially-directed transcripts limits application (Reg 5(2)).","Administrative details present: revocation of prior 2007 regulations and fixed commencement date (Reg 3, Reg 4).","Rounding and publication requirements for fee-unit values noted in explanatory details (Endnotes/Explanatory details)."],"plain_english_summary":"These Regulations set the per-page fees the Crown may charge for supplying court transcripts: a fee for transcribing and supplying electronic copies, a lower fee for supplying already-transcribed electronic copies, and an extra small charge for hard-copy printouts. Requesting parties pay these fees; the monetary amounts are calculated by reference to the statutory fee unit value fixed annually by the Treasurer. Transcripts ordered to be transcribed by a person acting judicially are excluded."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The regulations maintain the narrow, specific purpose of setting transcript fees under the Evidence (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1958. This is a direct replacement of the 2007 regulations with the same scope, updated for modern electronic delivery methods and current pricing. There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the original fee-setting function."},"complexity_factors":["Only 5 regulations total, with the substantive content contained in a single regulation (Regulation 5)","Minimal defined terms — only 'fee units' requires external reference to the Monetary Units Act 2004","Simple conditional structure: one main rule with one explicit exception in subregulation (2)","No cross-references to other regulations or complex legislative schemes beyond the parent Act","Straightforward fee structure with only three pricing categories and one exclusion","No nested exceptions, deeming provisions, or temporal limitations beyond the standard sunset clause"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese regulations set the prices that the Victorian government charges for official court transcripts — written records of what was said during legal proceedings.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n- **Lawyers and litigants** who need copies of court transcripts for appeals, case preparation, or personal records\n- **Courts and court reporters** who produce and supply the transcripts\n- **The general public** in limited circumstances where they request transcripts\n\n**The fees:**\n\nThe regulations establish three pricing tiers:\n\n- **$1.11 per fee unit** (approximately $15.47 per page in 2016-17) — for creating a new transcript from audio recording and providing it electronically\n- **$0.81 per page** — for providing an existing transcript electronically (no new transcription needed)\n- **$0.09 per page extra** — for printing and supplying a hard copy\n\n**Important exception:**\n\nThese fees don't apply when a judicial officer (like a judge or magistrate) specifically orders a transcript under section 130 of the Evidence Act. In those cases, different arrangements apply.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nCourt transcripts are essential for appeals and understanding what happened in a case. These regulations ensure consistent, transparent pricing across Victorian courts. The use of \"fee units\" (a system where the dollar value is adjusted annually for inflation) means prices automatically keep pace with economic changes without needing new regulations every year.\n\nThe regulations also revoked and replaced the 2007 fee schedule, updating the pricing structure for modern digital delivery (electronic format as the default, with hard copy as an optional add-on)."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. 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