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| Commencement of a cause or matter and appearance |
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| On filing an originating summons for Probate or Letters of Administration, or for resealing the same, including the fees for filing the supporting affidavit and engrossing any document annexed to the grant — |
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| (a) | where there is a request for a grant in electronic form only |
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| (b) | where there is an additional request for Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration in printed form |
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| (a) On engrossing any Supplementary Schedule of Assets or any amended document to annex to an extracted Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration |
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| (b) On additional request for an engrossed supplementary or amended document mentioned in paragraph (a) in printed form |
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| On entry of every caveat including notice to the applicant |
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| On withdrawing a caveat including notice |
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| On settling or sealing a citation |
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| On sealing an amended originating summons or an amended appearance |
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| On entering an appearance for each party |
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| Interlocutory applications |
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| On sealing a summons seeking — |
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| (a) | relief in the form of an injunction |
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| (b) | an order for discovery |
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| On sealing a summons for a transfer of proceedings under section 29(1) or (2) of the Family Justice Act 2014 |
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| On filing a request for the service of process or notice of it out of jurisdiction |
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| (a) | order for committal, arrest or attachment of property or warrant for committal |
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| (b) | writ of execution or order of court for all other cases |
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| On entering or sealing any judgment or order of Court |
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| On sealing or issuing any document (not being any judgment or order of Court), where no other fee is prescribed by this Schedule |
| | | | The document sealed or issued |
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| On settling a lodgment schedule for payment into Court of purchase or other money, or on approving a guarantee or an undertaking in lieu of a guarantee |
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| On every reference to the Registrar or an officer of Court, or on fixing the reserve on a sale out of Court |
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| On settling a deed or other instrument, or particulars and conditions of sale, whether together or separately |
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| Bailiff’s or Registrar’s office |
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| For each attempt at service on each person of any process or proceedings required to be served by the Court or Registrar or bailiff |
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| For each request for a date to be appointed for the execution of a writ of execution after first appointment |
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| On marking a writ of execution for renewal or filing an amended writ of execution |
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| For releasing property seized by instruction of party issuing the writ of execution, order of attachment, arrest or attachment of property |
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| Commission of 1% to be charged on all sums levied by seizure and sale, subject to a minimum of $100 |
Note: Where the sale is made by private contract, only half the commission will be payable |
| | | | To be deducted by the bailiff or Registrar |
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| On the sale of any property, where no fee or commission is specifically provided, commission of 1% to be charged on the sale price, subject to a minimum of $100 |
Note: Where the sale is made by private contract, only half the commission will be payable |
| | | | To be deducted by the bailiff or Registrar |
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| Commission of 4% to be charged on all moneys received by the bailiff or Registrar under garnishee summons |
| | | | To be deducted by the bailiff or Registrar |
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| Commission of 4% to be charged on all moneys received by the bailiff or Registrar under an order for the attachment before judgment of money belonging to the debtor in the hands of a third party |
| | | | To be deducted by the bailiff or Registrar |
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| One half of the commission chargeable under item 22 to be charged on all moneys received by the bailiff or Registrar in satisfaction of a writ of seizure and sale where an execution is withdrawn, satisfied or stopped |
| | | | To be deducted by the bailiff or Registrar |
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| One half of the commission chargeable under item 22 to be charged on the estimated value of the amount stated in the writ, whichever is the lesser, where the execution is withdrawn, satisfied or stopped |
| | | | To be paid in cash to the bailiff or Registrar by the Execution Creditor |
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| One half of the commission chargeable under item 23 to be charged on the estimated value of the property where the sale is not proceeded with |
| | | | To be paid in cash to the bailiff or Registrar by the party who requested that the sale be carried out |
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| For each person employed in taking charge of any property under seizure |
| | | | To be paid in cash to the bailiff or Registrar or direct payment on vouchers certified by the bailiff or Registrar |
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| For removal of goods or animals to a place of safe keeping, when necessary |
| | | | To be paid in cash to the bailiff or Registrar |
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| Where goods or animals are for warehousing and taking charge of the same, including feeding of animals, 2% on the value of the goods or animals removed or the sum endorsed on the writ of execution, whichever is less, plus actual cost incurred |
Note: No fees for keeping possession of the goods or animals are to be charged after the goods or animals have been removed |
| | | | To be paid in cash to the bailiff or Registrar |
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| For advertising and giving publicity to the sale by auction |
Note: In every case where the execution is withdrawn, satisfied or stopped, the fees must be paid by the person at whose instance the sale is stopped, and the amount of any costs or charges payable under this Part must be taxed by a Judge, in case the bailiff or Registrar and the party liable to pay such costs and charges differ as to the amount thereof |
| | | | To be paid in cash to the bailiff or Registrar |
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| For the attendance by the bailiff or Registrar, his substitutes or his bailiffs on any place of execution, or for the arrest of a debtor — |
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| (a) | between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. from Monday to Friday (excluding public holiday) |
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| | $50 per hour or part of an hour |
| | To be paid in cash to the bailiff or Registrar |
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| | | $100 per hour or part of an hour |
| | To be paid in cash to the bailiff or Registrar |
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| Filing affidavit, issuance of certificate or report, etc. |
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| On filing an affidavit, for every page or part of every page including exhibit annexed to or produced with the affidavit |
| | $1 per page subject to a minimum fee of $10 per affidavit |
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| On issuance of any certificate or report by the Registry or on filing any document for which no fee is specifically provided in this Part or in Part 1 (except for requests of an administrative nature) |
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| For the following on any moneys, funds or securities — |
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| (a) | on a certificate of the amount and description of the same, including the request of it |
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| (b) | on a transcript of an account on the same for each opening, including the request of it |
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| (c) | on paying, lodging, transferring or depositing the same in Court |
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| (d) | on paying out of Court any of the same lodged or deposited in Court |
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| (e) | on a request to the Accountant‑General in writing for information on the same or any transaction in his office |
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| Request for payment out of moneys paid into Court under instalment order |
| | 5% of the sum to be paid out |
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| For each document where a request is made that the document be processed on an urgent basis, in addition to any other fees chargeable under these Rules or any other written law |
| | 16% of filing fees (but excluding the electronic filing charges) |
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| For documents filed or sent to the Court using the electronic filing service under Division 68 of Part 18 by electronic submission, in addition to any other fees chargeable under these Rules or any other written law — |
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| (a) | draft judgments, draft orders or draft certificates and requests of an administrative nature |
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| (b) | bundles of documents, bundles of authorities, lists of authorities and written submissions |
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| | $4 per document plus $0.60 per page |
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| (c) | all other documents filed or sent to the Court |
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| | $4 per document plus $0.80 per page |
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| Note: Where the document is remotely composed on the computer system of the electronic filing service provider, it is deemed to comprise 2 pages |
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| On rejection of any document for administrative or clerical errors |
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| On every request for the refund of the fee paid for any unused document |
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| Electronic service charge |
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| For the service, delivery or conveyance of documents on or to one or more registered users using the electronic filing service under Division 68 of Part 18, whether by electronic transmission or through the service bureau |
| | $2 per document per party served |
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| Inspection, copies and translations |
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| On every request for certified true copies of documents from the Court file (including exemplification of a probate or letters of administration and of a will or codicil or of any translation thereof or any document to annex to Grant) |
However, the fee under this item must not be collected for transcripts certified by a provider of transcription services authorised by the Court |
| | $8 per document plus $5 per page |
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| On every request for plain copies of documents from the Court file |
| | $5 per document plus $0.15 per page |
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| On every application to inspect a Court file |
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| On a certified translation by an interpreter of the Court |
| | $45 per page or part of a page |
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| On taking or retaking an affidavit or a declaration in lieu of an affidavit, or a declaration or an acknowledgment for each person making the same |
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| And in addition for each exhibit referred to in an affidavit, a declaration or an acknowledgment and required to be marked |
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| On taking a recognizance or bond, including an administration bond in an application for Grant of Probate, Letters of Administration or resealing, whether one or more than one recognizer or obliger, and whether entered into by all or at one time or not |
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