Supreme Court of Western Australia

General Division Fees

The following table contains a summary of the fees payable in relation to civil matters in the Supreme Court (General Division) with effect from 1 July 2024.

No fees are payable in relation to criminal proceedings or criminal appeals under the Criminal Appeals Act 2004.

A complete copy of the Supreme Court (Fees) Regulations 2002 is available from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.

* The additional 3 dollars is a payment into the Suitors Fund required to be made on writs only. It is not part of the Supreme Court fee.

Item

Description

Fee
(Individuals, Small / Other Business)

Fee
(Corporate)

Fee
(Eligible Individual)

1

Filing originating process/Commence Proceedings

$1,960.00*

$3,820.00*

$100.00

2(a)
2(b)

Filing counterclaim
Filing third party notice

$1,960.00

$3,820.00

$100.00

2(c)
2(d)

Other applications

$653.00

$1,280.00

$100.00

3

Commencing an appeal pursuant to O60A R4

$1,307.00

$2,557.00

$100.00

4

Entry for hearing

$1,960.00

$3,820.00

$100.00

5

Allocation of hearing date for each day

$1,312.00

$3,408.00

$100.00

6

Daily Hearing Fees

$1,312.00

$3,408.00

Nil

7(a)

Filing Chamber application

$461.00

$895.00

$100.00

7(b)

On an appointment before judicial officer

$461.00

$895.00

$100.00

7(c) PD 4.2.1.1.

Filing Request for Mediation Conference

$461.00

$895.00

Nil

8

Additional daily appointment hearing fees

$461.00

$895.00

$100.00

9(a)

Bill of Costs Lodgment fee

$638.00

$1,234.00

$100.00

9(b)

Taxing fee at the rate of

2.5%

2.5%

0.0%

11

Search records

$66.50

$66.50

$19.95

12(a)

Produce records

$97.00

$97.00

$29.10

12(b)

Hourly Attendance

$130.50

$130.50

$39.10

13(a)

Copy of document per page

$2.75

$2.75

$0.85

13(b)(i) – (ii)

Copy of Reasons For Judgment - Not more than 10 pages

$23.00

$23.00

$6.90

13(b)(iii)

Additional fee per page where Reasons For Judgment is more than 10 pages

$2.95

$2.95

$0.90

13(c)

Certification fee

$30.30

$30.30

$9.10

13(d)

Registrar's Certificate

$45.60

$45.60

$13.70

13(e)

Admiralty sealing

$130.00

$130.00

$39.00

14(a)

Copy transcript:

14(a)(iii)

within 4 days (after the day on which the fee is paid)

$30.50
plus $10.90  per page

$30.50
plus $22.00 per page

$9.15
plus $3.25 per page

14(a)(iv) 

within 7 days (after the day on which the fee is paid)

$30.50
plus $10.55 per page

$30.50
plus $21.00 per page

$9.15
plus $3.15 per page

14(a)(v)

within 14 days (after the day on which the fee is paid)

$30.50
plus $8.90 per page

$30.50
plus $17.85 per page

$9.15
plus $2.65 per page

14(a)(vi)

provided on a running basis (transcript delivered periodically throughout the day or following the day of the proceeding)

$30.50
plus $13.35 per page

$30.50
plus $26.70 per page

$9.15
plus $4.00 per page

14(b)(i)

Additional electronic copy of transcript

$31.90 per copy

$31.90 per copy

$9.55 per copy

14(b)(ii)

Additional paper copy of transcript

$3.20 per page

$3.20 per page

$0.95 per page

15

Admission

$526.00

N/A

N/A

 


Last updated: 30-Jun-2025

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