12Fees

12 Fees

(1)  Subject to subrules (3) and (4) , the fee payable in respect of a matter under these rules is the fee payable in respect of a similar matter under the Supreme Court Civil Procedure Act 1932.

(2)  A fee payable under these rules is to be paid to –

(a) an officer of the Supreme Court; or

(b) a clerk of the court of petty sessions.

(3)  If a question arises as to the fees that are applicable in a particular case, the Registrar is to determine the question.

(4)  A person who is affected by a determination of the Registrar under subrule (3) may have the determination reviewed by a judge in a summary manner.

(5)  The Registrar may reduce, remit or postpone a fee in a particular case if it appears to the Registrar that the payment of the fee would, owing to the exceptional circumstances of the particular case, involve undue hardship.