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These regulations may be cited as the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) (Fees) Regulations 2018 .
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Tasmania regulation
These regulations prescribe the fees payable in the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) by listing specific charges (claim, counterclaim, interlocutory, enforcement, bailiff, transcript, inspection and copy fees) in Schedule 1 (Reg 3; Schedule 1). They take effect when notified in the Gazette (Reg 2).
They affect court users: litigants pay claim and application fees; judgment debtors face a bailiff fee on execution (Schedule 1, item 5). The regulations do not set what a bailiff may charge a judgment creditor (Reg 3(2)).
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Direct links to the current provisions in Magistrates Court (Civil Division) (Fees) Regulations 2018.
These regulations may be cited as the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) (Fees) Regulations 2018 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.
(1) The scale of fees specified in Schedule 1 is prescribed for the purposes of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Act 1992 .
(2) For the avoidance of doubt, the fee specified in item 4 of Schedule 1 does not regulate the amount a bailiff may charge a judgment creditor.
| | | Amount(Fee units) | | 1. | Claim fee – | | | | (a) where the claim is for a sum of money where the amount claimed in the action does not exceed $5 000 | 70 | | | (b) where the claim is for a sum of money where the amount claimed in the action exceeds $5 000 | 140 | | | (c) where the claim is for relief under the Residential Tenancy Act 1997 | 35 | | | (d) for any other claim | 140 | | 2. | Counterclaim fee | 70 | | 3. | Interlocutory application fee | 25 | | 4. | Enforcement process fee | 25 | | 5. | Bailiff's fee, payable by judgment debtor, on execution on that debtor of any enforcement process | 105 | | 6. | Fee on taxation of bill of costs | 55 | | 7. | Transcript fee | 2 (per page) | | 8. | Inspection fee for inspection of records or other documents held in registry | 10 | | 9. | Fee for copy of records or other documents | 5 |
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 27 March 2018
Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
These regulations may be cited as the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) (Fees) Regulations 2018 .
These regulations take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.
(1) The scale of fees specified in Schedule 1 is prescribed for the purposes of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Act 1992 .
(2) For the avoidance of doubt, the fee specified in item 4 of Schedule 1 does not regulate the amount a bailiff may charge a judgment creditor.
Regulation 3
| | | Amount(Fee units) | | 1. | Claim fee – | | | | (a) where the claim is for a sum of money where the amount claimed in the action does not exceed $5 000 | 70 | | | (b) where the claim is for a sum of money where the amount claimed in the action exceeds $5 000 | 140 | | | (c) where the claim is for relief under the Residential Tenancy Act 1997 | 35 | | | (d) for any other claim | 140 | | 2. | Counterclaim fee | 70 | | 3. | Interlocutory application fee | 25 | | 4. | Enforcement process fee | 25 | | 5. | Bailiff's fee, payable by judgment debtor, on execution on that debtor of any enforcement process | 105 | | 6. | Fee on taxation of bill of costs | 55 | | 7. | Transcript fee | 2 (per page) | | 8. | Inspection fee for inspection of records or other documents held in registry | 10 | | 9. | Fee for copy of records or other documents | 5 |
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 27 March 2018