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Schedule 2Sheriff’s fees
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# Schedule 2 Sheriff’s fees
Schedule 2 Sheriff’s fees
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| | Column 1 | Column 2 |
| Item | Matter for which fee payable | Fee |
| Service and execution |
| 1 | Serving or attempting service of a document, other than a document specified in items 2–6, including service by post and preparation of affidavit of service, for each address at which, and each occasion on which, service is effected or attempted | 0.7 |
| 2 | Executing or attempting execution of an arrest warrant under the Act, section 97, for each address at which, and each occasion on which, execution is effected or attempted | 0.9 |
| 3 | Executing or attempting execution of a writ of possession under the Act, Part 8, for each address at which, and each occasion on which, execution is effected or attempted | 3.67 |
| 4 | Executing or attempting execution of a writ of delivery under the Act, Part 8, for each address at which, and each occasion on which, execution is effected or attempted | 0.9 |
| 5 | Executing or attempting execution of a writ for the levy of property under the Act, Part 8, for each address at which, and each occasion on which, execution is effected or attempted, plus 3% of the proceeds of enforcementNote—The 3% levy is not payable in relation to writs executed by the Marshal in Admiralty. | 0.9 |
| 6 | Executing or attempting execution of a court process, other than a warrant or writ specified in item 2, 3, 4 or 5, for each address at which, and each occasion on which, execution is effected or attempted | 3.67 |
| 7 | Providing Sheriff’s officers to guard property seized under a writ of execution under the Act, Part 8, for each Sheriff’s officer for each day | 4.92 |
| Other functions |
| 8 | Preparing for the sale of land after receiving a notice of sale from a judgment creditor under the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, rule 39.22 | 9.02 |
| 9 | Certifying a copy of a writ for the levy of property for registration under the Real Property Act 1900, section 105 and supplying the copy | 0.27 |
| 10 | Attending a view ordered by a judge under the Evidence Act 1995, section 53 in civil proceedings if a jury will be present | 1.96 |
| 11 | Conducting a debt search on a judgment debt registered with the Sheriff’s office for enforcement, for each name of a company or individual searched | 0.64 |
| Administrative services |
| 12 | Opening or keeping open the Sheriff’s office—(a) on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday, or(b) on another day before 9am or after 5pm | 7.9 |
| 13 | Retrieving, providing access to and supplying a copy of a document, except as specified in item 9— | |
| | (a) for up to 20 pages | 0.13 |
| | (b) for each 10 pages, or part of 10 pages, after the first 20 pages | 0.07 |
**sch 2:** Subst 2018 (313), Sch 1; 2019 (327), Sch 1; 2020 (303), Sch 1; 2021 (323), Sch 2\[2\]. Am 2023 (379), Sch 1\[7\]–\[9\].