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Details: F2015C00593
- F2015C00593
SLI 2012 No. 280 Regulations as amended, taking into account amendments up to Tribunals Legislation Amendment (Amalgamation) Regulation 2015
Federal Courts Legislation Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2015 - F2015L00780
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Registered 21 Jul 2015
F2015C00593
Select Legislative Instrument No. 280, 2012
Includes amendments up to: SLI No. 95, 2015
Registered: 21 July 2015
This is a compilation of the Federal Court and Federal Circuit Court Regulation 2012 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 July 2015 (the compilation date).
This compilation was prepared on 20 July 2015.
1.01 Name of regulation.................................................................................... 1
1.03 Definitions................................................................................................ 1
1.04 Meaning of corporation............................................................................ 3
1.05 Application—Parts 1 and 2....................................................................... 4
2.01 Purpose of Part......................................................................................... 6
2.02 Fees........................................................................................................... 6
2.03 Persons liable to pay fee............................................................................ 8
2.04 Fee for producing file and copying document........................................... 9
2.05 Persons exempt from paying fee—general.............................................. 11
2.06 Persons exempt from paying fee—financial hardship............................. 12
2.07 Fee not payable by liable person if already paid...................................... 13
2.08 Fee not payable in Federal Court proceeding.......................................... 13
2.09 Fee not payable in Federal Circuit Court proceeding............................... 14
2.10 When only filing fee is payable............................................................... 15
2.11 When filing fee is not payable................................................................. 16
2.12 When setting down fee is not payable..................................................... 17
2.13 When hearing fee is not payable.............................................................. 18
Division 2.5—Payment of fees 21
2.14 When fee must be paid............................................................................ 21
2.15 Deferral of payment of fees..................................................................... 22
2.16 Payment of fee on invoice....................................................................... 23
2.17 Payment of fee in advance....................................................................... 24
2.18 What happens if fee is not paid............................................................... 24
Division 2.6—Miscellaneous 26
2.19 Refund of fees......................................................................................... 26
2.20 Biennial increase in fees.......................................................................... 28
2.21 Notice of decision and AAT review........................................................ 29
2.22 Debt due to Commonwealth.................................................................... 30
Part 3—Remuneration and allowances for jurors and potential jurors—Federal Court 31
3.01 Purpose of Part....................................................................................... 31
3.02 Remuneration.......................................................................................... 31
3.03 Allowances............................................................................................. 31
3.04 Biennial increase in juror’s remuneration................................................ 32
Part 4—Miscellaneous 34
4.01 Prescribed contract limit—Federal Court................................................ 34
4.02 Modification of Legislative Instruments Act 2003—Federal Circuit Court 34
Part 5—Transitional provisions 35
5.01 Federal Court of Australia Regulations 2004......................................... 35
5.02 Federal Magistrates Regulations 2000................................................... 35
5.03 Transitional provisions relating to the Federal Courts Legislation Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2015 36
Schedule 1—Fees 37
Part 1—Fees for proceedings in the Federal Court 37
Part 2—Fees for proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court 44
Schedule 2—Remuneration and allowances 49
public authority has the meaning given by subsection 1.04(4).
(c) an unincorporated not‑for‑profit association;
(d) a public authority.
(iii) any other non‑corporate Commonwealth entity within the meaning of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013;
(a) if the corporation is a publicly listed company and a fee is mentioned in the item for a publicly listed company—that fee; or
(ab) if the corporation is a publicly listed company and a fee is mentioned in the item for a corporation, but not for a publicly listed company—that fee; or
(b) if the corporation is not a publicly listed company and a fee is mentioned in the item for a corporation—that fee; or
(b) the item mentions different fees for different persons; and
(g) a proceeding for which an international convention to which Australia is party provides that no fee is to be payable;
(h) an application under section 23 of the International Arbitration Act 1974 for the issue of a subpoena.
(b) an appeal from a decision of the Taxation and Commercial Division of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal;
(d) a proceeding under the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 or the Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988;
(e) an appeal on a question of law from a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in a child support first review under subsection 44AAA(1) of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975.
(1) The amount of each fee mentioned in Schedule 1, other than the fees mentioned in any of items 102 to 104, 107, 124, 202, 209, 210 and 220, is increased on 1 July 2016, and on each second 1 July following that day.
5.03 Transitional provisions relating to the Federal Courts Legislation Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2015
The amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Federal Courts Legislation Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2015 apply in relation to the liability of a person to pay any of the following fees:
(a) a filing fee for filing a document on or after 1 July 2015;
(b) a setting down fee for a hearing if the hearing day is fixed on or after 1 July 2015;
(c) a hearing fee for a day, or a part of a day, if the day (or part of the day) is fixed on or after 1 July 2015;
(d) a mediation fee for an attendance that is fixed on or after 1 July 2015;
(e) any other fee under this regulation for a service that is provided in relation to a proceeding on or after 1 July 2015.
Note: See section 2.02.
Part 1—Fees for proceedings in the Federal Court
The following table sets out fees payable in relation to proceedings in the Federal Court.
Fees for proceedings in the Federal Court
(a) for a corporation—$3 650
(b) in any other case—$1 255
(a) for a corporation—$3 640
(b) in any other case—$1 685
(a) for a corporation—an amount equal to the sum of the fees mentioned in items 106 and 109 for a corporation
(b) in any other case—an amount equal to the sum of the fees mentioned in items 106 and 109 for a person other than a corporation
(a) for a corporation—$9 095
(b) in any other case—$4 215
(a) for a corporation—$5 460
(b) in any other case—$2 530
(a) for a corporation—$1 485
(b) in any other case—$610
(a) for a corporation—$1 120
(b) in any other case—$455
(a) for a publicly listed company—$5 075
(b) for a corporation—$3 385
(c) for a public authority—$3 385
(d) in any other case—$1 410
(a) for a publicly listed company—$1 130
(c) for a public authority—$750
(d) in any other case—$310
(a) for a corporation—$6 385
(b) in any other case—$2 320
(b) for the purpose of preventing the frustration or inhibition of the Court’s process by seeking to meet a danger that a judgment or prospective judgment of the Court will be wholly or partly unsatisfied
Filing of an application to register a New Zealand judgment under the Trans‑Tasman Proceedings Act 2010
(a) for a corporation—$6 090
(b) in any other case—$2 505
(a) for a corporation—$2 435
(b) in any other case—$995
for the second, third and fourth days, or part of those days
for the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth days, or part of those days
(a) for a corporation—$4 385
(b) in any other case—$1 660
for the tenth, 11th, 12th, 13th and 14th days, or part of those days
(a) for a corporation—$8 645
(b) in any other case—$3 340
(a) for a corporation—$12 970
(b) in any other case—$5 010
For the hearing for an examination by a Registrar of the Federal Court under section 50 or 81 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966—for each day or part of a day
(a) for a publicly listed company—$3 660
(b) for a corporation—$2 435
(c) for a public authority—$2 435
(d) in any other case—$995
(a) for the production of the file—$50
(a) for a corporation—$210
(b) in any other case—$105
For issuing a summons to a person, under section 50 or 81 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966, to attend an examination about a debtor’s examinable affairs
(a) for a publicly listed company—$700
(b) for a corporation—$460
(c) for a public authority—$460
(d) in any other case—$230
For taxation of a bill of costs in which the amount claimed in the bill is $10 000 or less
For taxation of a bill of costs in which the amount claimed in the bill is more than $10 000 and no more than $100 000
For taxation of a bill of costs in which the amount claimed in the bill is more than $100 000 and no more than $500 000
For taxation of a bill of costs in which the amount claimed in the bill is more than $500 000
(a) for a corporation—$1 905
(b) in any other case—$815
Note: The fees mentioned in this Part (other than the fees mentioned in items 102, 103, 104, 107 and 124) are subject to biennial increase under section 2.20.
Part 2—Fees for proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court
The following table sets out fees payable in relation to proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court.
Fees for proceedings in the Federal Circuit Court
(a) for a corporation—$1 445
(b) in any other case—$600
(a) for a corporation—$870
(b) in any other case—$350
(a) for a publicly listed company—$565
(b) for a corporation—$380
(c) for a public authority—$380
(d) in any other case—$150
Filing of an application under section 539 of the Fair Work Act 2009 if the applicant indicates that the applicant wants the small claims procedure under section 548 of that Act to apply, and the claim is less than $10 000
Filing of an application under section 539 of the Fair Work Act 2009 if the applicant indicates that the applicant wants the small claims procedure under section 548 of that Act to apply, and the claim is between $10 000 and $20 000
Filing of an application under the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 if the applicant indicates that the applicant wants the small claims procedure under section 199 of that Act to apply, and the claim is less than $10 000
Filing of an application under the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009 if the applicant indicates that the applicant wants the small claims procedure under section 199 of that Act to apply, and the claim is between $10 000 and $20 000
(a) for a corporation—$1 735
(b) in any other case—$715
(a) for a publicly listed company—$2 605
(b) for a corporation—$1 735
(c) for a public authority—$1 735
(d) in any other case—$715
For the hearing of an application (including a cross‑claim) under subsection 104(3) of the Federal Circuit Court Act—for each day or part of a day
(a) for a corporation—$140
(b) in any other case—$70
11 Dec 2012 (F2012L02411)
11 Dec 2012 (F2012L02412)
Sch 2: (s 2)
11 Apr 2013 (F2013L00649)
Sch 1 (items 59–65): 12 Apr 2013 (s 2, item 2)
Sch 2 (item 1): 11 Oct 2013 (s 2, item 3)
2 June 2015 (F2015L00780)
26 Jun 2015 (F2015L00953)
Sch 1 (items 1–3): 1 July 2015 (s 2(1) item 1)
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