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 2022.

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 and the Supreme Court (Fees) Amendment Regulations (No. 2) 2015 is available from the State Law Publisher.

* 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

$1,676*

$3,265*

$100

2(a)
2(b)

Filing counterclaim
Filing third party notice

$1,676

$3,265

$100

2(c)
2(d)

Other applications

$559

$1,094

$100

3

Commencing an appeal pursuant to O60A R4

$1,117

$2,186

$100

4

Entry for hearing

$1,676

$3,265

$100

5

Allocation of hearing date

$1,122

$2,912

$100

6

Daily Hearing Fees

$1,122

2,912

$0

7(a)

Filing Chamber application

$394

$765

$100

7(b)

On an appointment before judicial officer

$394

$765

$100

7(c) PD 4.2.1.1.

Filing Request for Mediation Conference

$394

$765

$0

8

Additional Daily hearing fees

$394

$765

$100

9(a)

Bill of Costs Lodgment fee

$545

$1,055

$100

9(b)

Taxing fee at the rate of

2.5%

2.5%

0.0%

10

Search records

$56.50

$56.50

$16.95

11(a)

Produce records

$83

$83

$24.90

11(b)

Hourly Attendance

$111.50

$111.50

$33.40

12(a)

Copy of document per page

$2.35

$2.35

$0.70

12(b)(i)

Copy of Reasons For Judgment - Not more than 10 pages

$19.70

$19.70

$5.90

12(b)(ii)

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

$2.50

$2.50

$0.75

12(c)

Certification fee

$27.20

$27.20

$8.15

12(d)

Registrar's Certificate

$40

$40

$12

12(e)

Admiralty sealing

$111

$111

$33.30

13(a)

Copy transcript:

13(a)(iii)

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

$26.10
    plus $9.30  per page

$26.10
plus $18.80 per page

$7.85
plus $2.80 per page

13(a)(iv) 

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

$26.10
plus $9.00 per page

$26.10
plus $17.85 per page

$7.85
plus $2.70 per page

13(a)(v)

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

$26.10
plus $7.60 per page

$26.10
plus $15.25 per page

$7.85
plus $2.30 per page

13(a)(vi)

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

$26.10
plus $11.45 per page

$26.10
plus $22.90 per page

$7.85
plus $3.45 per page

13(b)(i)

Additional electronic copy of transcript

$27.20 per copy

$27.20 per copy

$8.15 per copy

13(b)(ii)

Additional paper copy of transcript

$2.70 per page

$2.70 per page

$0.80 per page

14

Admission

$449

N/A

N/A

Last updated: 17-Aug-2022

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