403Convicted accused to pay filing fee

403 Convicted accused to pay filing fee If— (a) a charge-sheet containing one or more charges is filed with a registrar of the Magistrates' Court; and (b) no filing fee is payable because of an exemption provided for in the regulations; and (c) the accused is convicted of one or more of the alleged offences and is ordered to pay a fine— the Magistrates' Court must order the accused to pay by way of costs, in addition to the amount of the fine and any other costs, the amount of the filing fee that, but for the exemption, would have been payable. Division 3—Costs in trials on indictment S. 352 renumbered as s. 404 by No. 68/2009 s. 52(q).