| FEES - SUPREME COURT REGULATIONS |
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In this regulation, 'prescribed fee' means the fee that a party entitled to be paid costs is required to pay to the court in respect of the taxation of a bill of costs by the Taxing Master. |
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There is no prescribed fee if, before the commencement of a taxation of a bill of costs, the court or the Taxing Master makes an order by consent for payment of the costs in the bill. |
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(3) |
The prescribed fee is respect of a completed taxation of a bill of costs is 7.5% of the amount of costs allowed in respect of the whole bill. |
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If the Taxation Master commences to tax a bill of costs but does not complete the taxation because he or she makes an order by consent for payment of costs, or for any other reason, the Taxation Master may order that the amount oc costs allowed in respect of the part of the bill that has been taxed is the amount on which the prescribed fee is to be calculated, and the prescribed fee is 7.5% of that amount. |
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In an order stating the amount of costs allowed in respect of a bill of costs the Taxation Master must, if a prescribed fee is payable, specify the amount of the prescribed fee and add it to the amount of the costs allowed. |
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(6) |
Subject to subregulation (7), a party who is required to pay a prescribed fee must do so 28 days after the Taxation Master makes the order allowing costs in the bill of costs. |
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(7) |
If a party to a taxation proceeding applies under rul 63.55 of the Supreme Court Rules - |
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to the Taxation Master for reconsideration of a decision made by the Taxation Master for reconsideration of a decision made by the Taxation Master; or |
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to a Judge for a review of an order of the Taxing Master, the party who is required to pay the prescribed fee need not do so until 14 days after the determination of the application. |
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(8) |
Immediately after a party who is required to pay a prescribed fee does so, the party liable to pay the costs of that party is liable to pay that party an amount equal to the prescribed fee. |
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(1) |
A fee specified in the Schedule is payable in respect of the item specified opposite the fee. |
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(2) |
Despite sub regulation (1), no fee is payable to the Court - |
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(a) |
in relation to an adoption matter; |
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in relation to a case stated procedure; |
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in relation to a reference to the Full Court; |
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in relation to a criminal matter; or |
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by a person acting for, or by the authority of, the Territory. |
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(3) |
A person exempt under subregulation (2) from paying a fee is entitled to recover, as part of a judgement debt as if it were a cost incurred, an amount equal to the fee that would, but for that subregulation, have been payable. |
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(4) |
A person who recovers a fee under subregulation (3) must pay to the court an amount equal to the fee. |
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| SCHEDULE |
| Item 1 |
Filing of originating process |
250.00 |
500.00 |
500.00 |
| Item 2 |
Notice of Cross Appeal |
100.00 |
200.00 |
200.00 |
| Item 3 |
Searches (per search) |
2.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
| Item 4 |
Photocopying - |
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| by Supreme Court staff, per page |
.60c |
1.20 |
1.20 |
| by solicitors/clerks, per page |
.30c |
.60c |
.60c |
| Item 5 |
Service (by the Sheriff or officer of the Sheriff) |
30.00 |
60.00 |
The relevant fee specified in the Schedule to the Sheriff Reulations |
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| Item 1 |
Filing of all originating process |
150.00 |
300.00 |
300.00 |
| Item 2 |
Setting down for hearing |
250.00 |
500.00 |
500.00 |
| Item 3 |
Appeal from Master's decision |
50.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
| Item 4 |
filing of writs for enforcement of Judgement debts |
50.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
| Item 5 |
Searches |
2.00 |
4.00 |
4.00 |
| Item 6 |
Photocopying - |
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| by Supreme Court staff, per page |
.60c |
1.20 |
1.20 |
| by solicitors/clerks, per page |
.30c |
.60c |
.60c |
| Item 7 |
Service (by the Sheriff or officer of the Sheriff) |
30.00 |
60.00 |
The relevant fee specified in the Schedule to the Sheriff Reulations |
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