CIRCULARS

No. 2/2013

Civil Division - Courts & Fees Claimable - Ready Reckoner

Following the annual indexation of a "fee unit" (now $1.46) under the Fee Units Act 1997, which takes effect from 1 July 2013, lawyers and parties are advised that the calculation of fees payable and costs and expenses currently claimable in liquidated claims in the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) – based on a single Claimant and a single Defendant - are as follows:

	$ Amount Claimed in Action
	< $1,000	$1,001 - $3,000	$3,001 - $5,000	$5,001 - $10,000	> $10,000
Filing fee on originating process ^1.	^102.20	^102.20	^102.20	^204.40	^204.40
^{Appeal Costs Fund fee 2.}	^{+ 7.30}	^{+ 7.30}	^{+ 7.30}	^{+ 7.30}	^{+ 7.30}
^{Total filing fees payable on Claim}	^{= 109.50}	^{= 109.50}	^{= 109.50}	^{= 211.70}	^{= 211.70}

^{Solicitors’ costs allowed 3.}	^{+ 90.00}	^{+ 180.00}	^{+ 270.00}	^{+ 360.00}	^{+ 450.00}
^{Service allowed per Defendant 4.}	^{+ 45.00}	^{+ 45.00}	^{+ 45.00}	^{+ 45.00}	^{+ 45.00}
^{Total costs & fees endorsed on Claim}	^{= 244.50}	^{= 334.50}	^{= 424.50}	^{= 616.70}	^{= 706.70}

^{Solicitors’ costs on entering default judgment 3.}	^{+ 45.00}	^{+ 45.00}	^{+ 45.00}	^{+ 45.00}	^{+ 45.00}
^{Total costs & fees claimed on signing judgment}	^{= 289.50}	^{= 379.50}	^{= 469.50}	^{= 661.70}	^{= 751.70}

^{Solicitors’ costs on preparing enforcement process 3.}	^{+ 45.00}	^{+ 45.00}	^{+ 45.00}	^{+ 45.00}	^{+ 45.00}
^{Filing fee on enforcement process 1.}	^{+ 36.50}	^{+ 36.50}	^{+ 36.50}	^{+ 36.50}	^{+ 36.50}
^{Service expense allowed (per party per service) 4. 5.}	^{+ 45.00}	^{+ 45.00}	^{+ 45.00}	^{+ 45.00}	^{+ 45.00}
^{or Bailiff’s execution fee allowed(Warrants to Sell Property) 1.}	^+153.30	^+153.30	^+153.30	^+153.30	^+153.30

^{1. For filing fees, see:

Magistrates Court (Civil Division) (Fees) Regulations 2008, Schedule 1; and Fee Units Act 1997 s.6}

^{2. For Appeal Costs Fund fee, see:

Appeal Costs Fund Act 1968 s.5(1) and Appeal Costs Fund Regulations 2003 r.4}

^{3. For costs allowable see:

Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998, Schedule 1, Part 3}

^{4. For service fee allowable see:

Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998, Schedule 1, Parts 1 & 2, Item 14(b)}

^{5. For garnishee applications, a service expense is allowable once upon the Judgment Debtor (Application and Provisional Order), and twice upon the Garnishee (Application, Provisional Order, and Final Order).}

^{W Johnson

Administrator of Courts}

^{1 July 2013}