Courts Administration Authority South Australia

Fees in Civil (General Claims) Division and Civil (Minor Claims) Division
as at 1 July 2008

1.	For issuing a Final Notice of Claim under the rules	$13.60
2.	On commencement of minor civil actions	$93.00
3.	On lodging a counterclaim or a third party notice in a minor civil action	$93.00
4.	On commencement of any other action under Magistrates Court Act 1991	$176.00
5.	On lodging a counterclaim or a third party notice in any other action under Magistrates Court Act 1991	$176.00
6.	For issuing and administering an investigation or examination summons under Magistrates Court Act 1991	$35.75
7.	On commencement of action under any other Act or issuing a summons on such action	$93.00
8.	On lodging a counterclaim or a third party notice in any action under any other Act	$93.00
9.	For publishing advertisement	actual costs reasonably incurred
10.	For each request to search and inspect a record of the Court	$13.10
11.	For copy of evidence	$5.20 per page
12.	For copy of reasons for judgment. (One copy will be supplied to a party to the proceedings free of charge.)	$5.20 per page
13.	For plain or office copy of any other document	$3.20 per page
14.	For computer disc containing record of court proceedings (including reasons for judgment)	The fee that would be payable under these regulations for a printed copy of the record of the proceedings plus $81.50 for each day or part of a day on which the proceedings were recorded.
15.	For production of transcript at request of a party where the Court does not require the transcript	$10.40 per page
16.	Taxation of costs: on lodging a bill of costs (other than in a minor civil action)	$48.00
17.	For opening Registry (or Registry remaining open) after hours for urgent execution of process	$247.00 per hour or part of an hour
18.	For opening Court (or Court remaining open) after hours for urgent hearing	$740.00 per hour or part of an hour

1.	Receiving and entering a summons, notice, order or other document for service (other than in relation to proceedings in the Magistrates Court)	$31.00 per copy
2.	Receiving and entering a warrant (including a summons when issued as a joint process) or other process of execution	$46.00
3.	Serving a summons, claim, notice, order or other document where a written report must be submitted for preparation of an affidavit of service	$34.25 per copy
4.	Serving a summons, claim, notice, order or other document where a written report does not have to be submitted for preparation of an affidavit of service	$29.50 per copy
5.	Conducting inquiries as necessary before the execution of a warrant or other process of execution	$34.25
6.	Executing a warrant (including serving a summons when issued as a joint process) or other process of execution or making an arrest	$65.00
7	Additional fee if, under a warrant, personal property is seized and processed for sale	$65.00 plus $36.75 for each hour or part of an hour after the first 3 hours.
8	Allowance for travelling expenses incurred in the service of a document or execution of any process in relation to proceedings in the Supreme Court or District Court (only one fee is payable on two or more processes served or executed at the same time on the same person or on different persons at the same address)	$0.95 per kilometre or part of a kilometre after 50 kilometres
9	Poundage—
	(a) on a warrant of sale or other process of execution (other than on a warrant of possession enforced against real property), calculated on the amount realised on sale or if not sold on the value of the property seized or the amount of the judgement debt whichever is the lesser	$0.10 per $1 for the first $2 000 and $0.05 per $1 over $2 000
	(b) on a warrant of possession enforced against real property, calculated on the annual value (within the meaning of the Valuation of Land Act 1971) of the real property seized	$0.10 per $1 for the first $2 000 and $0.05 per $1 over $2 000
10	Sheriff's attendance to execute an enforcement process	$36.75 per hour or part hour, after the first hour
11	Opening of office (or office remaining open) after hours for urgent execution of process	$247.00 per hour or part hour

1.	On commencement of proceedings for summary applications, summary offences, minor indictable offences or indictable offences	$141.00 plus if the complaint or information alleges more than one offence - $31.25
2.	For making an enforcement order under the Expiation of Offences Act 1996	$141.00
3.	For issuing a warrant of commitment	$34.00
4.	For copy of evidence	$5.20 per page
5.	For copy of reasons for judgment (One copy will be supplied to a party to the proceedings free of charge.)	$5.20 per page
6.	For plain or office copy of any other document	$3.20 per page
7.	For computer disc containing record of court proceedings (including reasons for judgment)	The fee that would be payable under these regulations for a printed copy of the record of the proceedings plus $81.50 for each day or part of a day on which the proceedings were recorded.
8.	For production of transcript at request of a party where the Court does not require the transcript	$10.40 per page
9	For each request to search and inspect a record of the Court	$13.10