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fee within 30 days after the day the person or lawyer receives the invoice.

Approved user of court services
 (4) A person is an approved user of court services in relation to a relevant court if the relevant Registrar of that court has approved the person for the purposes of this section.
 (5) In deciding whether to approve the person for the purposes of this section, the relevant Registrar must consider the following:
 (a) the person's financial history with the court, including the frequency of dealings with the court and whether fees have been paid;
 (b) whether the person has agreed to be responsible for, and guarantees, the payment of fees due for payment by the person within the period mentioned in subsection (3);
 (c) whether the person is, or is likely to be, a regular user of the services of the court;
 (d) the financial circumstances of the person;
 (e) any other matter the relevant Registrar considers relevant.
 (6) The relevant Registrar may impose conditions on the approval of the person for this section.

2.17  Payment of fees in advance
 (1) A person may pay an amount on account to a relevant court in relation to a proceeding if:
 (a) the person is an approved user of court services in relation to that court; and
 (b) the person expects to become liable to pay a fee mentioned in Schedule 1 in relation to a proceeding in that court; and
 (c) the relevant Registrar of that court authorises the person to pay fees in advance.
 (2) If an amount is paid under subsection (1), any fees payable by the person must be charged against that amount until the amount is exhausted.
 (3) The relevant Registrar may impose conditions on the authorisation of a person for this section.

2.18  What happens if fees are not paid
 (1) This section applies if the payment of a fee:
 (a) is not deferred under section 2.15; and
 (b) cannot be invoiced under section 2.16.
 (2) If a person is required to pay a fee mentioned in Schedule 1 in relation to a proceeding before, or at the time of, the filing of a document or the provision of a service for which the fee is payable, the document must not be filed or the service must not be provided until the fee is paid.
 (3) However, the relevant court for the proceeding, or a Judge or relevant Registrar of that court, may allow the document to be filed or the service to be provided despite the fee, or part of the fee, not being paid.
 (4) If a setting down fee or a hearing fee (or a part of either of those fees) is