Uniform Civil Procedure (Fees) Regulation 2019
sec.12Refund of excess amounts paid
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sec.12 Refund of excess amounts paid
This section applies if— under section 8 , 9 or 10 a registrar orders that a party to a proceeding pay the reduced fee instead of a relevant fee for the proceeding; and the party has paid the relevant fee, or another relevant fee mentioned in section 7 (1) that is no longer payable for the proceeding. The registrar must refund to the party any amount paid by the party for a fee mentioned in subsection (1) (b) that is more than the amount payable by the party for the fee under the order. (sec.12-ssec.1) This section applies if— under section 8 , 9 or 10 a registrar orders that a party to a proceeding pay the reduced fee instead of a relevant fee for the proceeding; and the party has paid the relevant fee, or another relevant fee mentioned in section 7 (1) that is no longer payable for the proceeding. (sec.12-ssec.2) The registrar must refund to the party any amount paid by the party for a fee mentioned in subsection (1) (b) that is more than the amount payable by the party for the fee under the order.
- (a) under section 8 , 9 or 10 a registrar orders that a party to a proceeding pay the reduced fee instead of a relevant fee for the proceeding; and
- (b) the party has paid the relevant fee, or another relevant fee mentioned in section 7 (1) that is no longer payable for the proceeding.