Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01056:reg:8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01056
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 8
Character Range: 8319–9462

8  Persons liable to pay fees
 (1) A fee in relation to a proceeding in the Court is payable as set out in this section, unless the Court, a Justice of the Court or a Registrar directs otherwise.

Filing fee
 (2) A filing fee is payable by the person for whom the relevant document is filed.

Hearing fee
 (3) A hearing fee in relation to a proceeding is payable by the person who commences the proceeding.
 (4) A hearing fee mentioned in item 111 of Schedule 1 in relation to a proceeding that is an interlocutory proceeding is payable by the person who commences the interlocutory proceeding.
 (5) However, the Court, a Justice of the Court or a Registrar may order that another party to the proceeding is liable to pay the hearing fee or part of the hearing fee instead of the person mentioned in subsection (3) or (4) (as applicable).

Fees for obtaining a document or service
 (6) A fee mentioned in Part 2 of Schedule 1 is payable:
 (a) for a fee for obtaining a document—by the person for whom the document is obtained; and
 (b) in any other case—by the person for whom the service is provided.

Division 2.3—When fees are not payable