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CIVIL Fees as at 1 July 2011

Summons / Originating Process

a) a prescribed Corporation

b) any other Person

 

$3000.00

$2126.00

Notice of appeal (where appeal is of right) 

a) a prescribed Corporation

b) any other Person

 

$3000.00

$2126.00

Counterclaim

a) a prescribed Corporation

b) any other Person

 

$3000.00

$2126.00

Third party notice

a) a prescribed Corporation

b) any other Person

 

$3000.00

$2126.00

Notice of appeal (where leave is granted on summons)

a) a prescribed Corporation

b) any other Person

 

$2489.00

$1764.00

Summons for leave to appeal

a) a prescribed Corporation

b) any other Person

 

$511.00

$362.00

Application for Admission

$503.00

Magistrates Court Appeal (CRIMINAL)

$199.00

LVD summons/notice of appeal

a) a prescribed Corporation

b) any other Person

 

$3000.00

$2126.00

Pre Action Discovery

a) a prescribed Corporation

b) any other Person

 

$511.00

$362.00

Trial fee (per day)

a) a prescribed Corporation

b) any other Person

 

$3000.00

$2126.00

After hours opening fee (court)

$984.00 per hour

After hours opening fee (registry)

$327.00 per hour

Computer disks

$108.00

Bill of costs

$64.00

Certified copies

$64.00

Search fees

$17.40 per file

Transcript/judgments

$6.80 per page

Office copies

$4.20 per page

Registrar's Certificate

$64.00

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PROBATE Fees as at 1 July 2011

GRANTS

 

All grants of probate or administration

Resealing a grant (Sec 17)

Order under Section 9 of the Public Trustee Act 1995

$995.00

$995.00

$995.00

CAVEATS

  

Entry

$30.00

Renewal

$30.00

Subduction

$30.00

Warning

$30.00

Appearance to Warning

$52.50

INHERITANCE (FP) / AMENDING or REVOKING GRANT

 

Annexing Inheritance (FP) order

$73.00

Amending Grant

$73.00

Revoking or Impounding Grant

$73.00

TESTAMENTARY SUMMONS

 

On Sealing Ex Parte / Inter Parte Summons

$254.00

Application by Guardian  (Rule 42.03)

$254.00

Ad Collingenda Bona  (Rule 63)

$254.00

Informal Will  -  (Section 12(2) & Rule 64)

$254.00

Leave to Swear Death  (Rule 67)

$254.00

Lost Will  (Rule 68)

$254.00

Order to strike out offensive words from the will (Rule 66)

$254.00

Rectification of Will  -  (Sec 25AA  -  Rule 65)

$254.00

Statutory Will  -  (Sec 6 & 7  &  Rules 97 & 98)

$254.00

Trustee Co  -  for approval to apply

$254.00

Use and Benefit  -  Mental / Physical Incapacity (Rule 44)

$254.00

Sealing Summons for discontinuance of Caveat (Rule 52)

$49.00

Sealing Interlocutory (or other Summons)

$49.00

Appearance to Summons

$52.50

WILLS

 

Depositing Will  (Sec 13)

$99.50

Withdrawal of Will  (Sec 15)

$49.00

RENUNCIATIONS

 

Filing Renunciation

$30.00

Filing Renunciation after grand made    by executor for whom leave reserved

$49.00

CITATIONS

 

Settling Fee (per document)

$38.25

Settling each Citation

$30.00

Appearance to Citation

$52.50

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Filing Affidavit

$9.05

Notice of Acting

$9.05

Inquiry by Registrar

$126.00

Hearing in Chambers

$126.00

Certificate under hand of Registrar

$30.00

Sealing an order of the Court or Registrar

$49.00

Sealing Subpoena

$30.00

PHOTOCOPIES

 

Office Copy
per page
+ for seal

 
$3.55
$32.75

Exemplification
per page
+ for preparation

 
$3.55
$73.00

Certified copy of L of A and Order to Administer 
for seal 
+ for certificate


$32.75

$32.75

Certified copy of Probate 
per page 
+ for seal 
+ for certificate


$  3.55
$32.75
$32.75

Renounced will 
per page 
+ for certificate

 
$3.55
$32.75

SEARCHES

 

Search Copy (for collection)

$17.80

Postal Search Copy + postage

$19.55

Search of any other document filed in registry

$17.80

Photocopy of any other document filed in registry
(i.e. Statement of Assets and Liabilities)

photocopy fee per page

$17.80

$3.55

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These fees are included on 'A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax)
(Exempt Taxes, Fees and Charges) Determination 2010' and are not subject to GST.

 

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