Initiating Process - Common Law & Equity Divisions |
Originating process (Corporation), Statement of Claim, Summons, Cross Claim, Commencing
a review of an administrative decision (Judicial Review), Commencing a UCPR part 50 appeal from a decision of the Local Court or a tribunal eg. NCAT | $1,143.00 | $3,128.00 |
Filing or registering a copy or certificate of a judgment, order, determination, decree, adjudication or award of any other court or person under section 133 of the Civil Procedures Act 2005. | $96.00 | $191.00 |
Notice of Motion, Interlocutory process, motions for examination Orders in Corporation matters (note: there is no fee for motions for default judgment, writs of execution, garnishee order, examination order in foreign judgment matters, charging order or instalment orders) | $418.00 | $957.00 |
Online filing amendment fee | $19.00 |
Mutual Recognition Act (Clth) & Trans Tasman Mutual Recogition Act (NSW) | $350.00 |
Cost Assessment filing fees |
Fees are calculated at: 1% of the amount in dispute or $100.00 if the disputed amount is under $10,000.00 |
Subpoenas |
Issuing Subpoena (for production, to give evidence, or both) | $106.00 | $212.00 |
Request production to the Court of documents held by another Court -UCPR Pt 33 r 13 | $62.00 | $124.00 |
Receiving a document or thing produced in compliance with a Notice to Produce under UCPR Pt 34. This fee is levied against the ordering party when material is produced to the Court | $88.00 | $175.00 |
Court of Appeal |
Filing in the Court of Appeal a Summons in supervisory jurisdiction under UCPR 51.45 | $1,143.00 | $3,128.00 |
Filing in the Court of Appeal a Notice of Intention to Appeal (NIA) | $327.00 | $747.00 |
Filing in the Court of Appeal a Summons seeking Leave to Appeal or a Cross-Summons seeking Leave to Cross-Appeal in respect of a matter where a Notice of Intention to Appeal has been filed | $1,168.00 | $2,286.00 |
Filing in the Court of Appeal a Summons seeking Leave to Appeal or a Cross-Summons seeking Leave to Cross-Appeal in respect of a matter where a Notice of Intention to Appeal has not been filed | $1,496.00 | $3,032.00 |
Filing in the Court of Appeal a notice of appeal in proceedings in which leave to appeal has been granted | $2,305.00 | $4,674.00 |
Filing in the Court of Appeal a notice of appeal in proceedings in which a notice of intention to appeal has been filed by same party | $3,474.00 | $6,963.00 |
Filing in the Court of Appeal a notice of appeal in any other proceedings | $3,800.00 | $7,709.00 |
Preparing appeal papers volumes of not more than 250 pages price per volume | $770.00 | $1,540.00 |
Hearings (All Divisions) |
Allocating a date for hearing (by one or more Judges, or an Associate Judge) | $2,280.00 | $5,212.00 |
Filing a requisition for trial by jury | $1,179.00 | $2,359.00 |
Daily jury retention fee (after the first day of trial) - paid by the party requesting a jury for the trial. | $537.00 per day | $1,074.00 per day |
Application for an Order for Rehearing of proceedings (under Division 3 part 5 (UCPR) | $671.00 | $1,341.00 |
Hearing of proceedings by one or more Judges - between the 2nd and 4th days or part thereof | $909.00 per day | $2,085.00 per day |
Hearing of proceedings by one or more Judges - between the 5th and 9th days or part thereof | $1,460.00 per day | $3,622.00 per day |
Hearing of proceedings by one or more Judges - 10th day & all subsequent days or part thereof | $2,941.00 per day | $7,147.00 per day |
Hearing of proceedings by an Associate Judge - each day or part day of hearing after the 2nd day | $799.00 per day | $1,597.00 per day |
Referral of proceedings for Arbitration | $881.00 |
Copies of documents, judgments and orders |
Copy or certified copy of any judgment, order, written opinion or reasons for opinion | $62.00 |
Retrieve,access & provide a copy of any document | $13.00, plus $7.00 for each 10 pages, after the first 20 pages |
AVL, Telephone conferencing and room hire
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AVL Booking fee, Multi-party teleconference booking fee
See the
Video and Teleconferencing page for further procedural information and details about available technology and facilities. | $120.00 |
Meeting room hire fees
Details of the daily, weekly and monthly rates are available. Current rates are set out in the
Meeting Room booking form. |
Transcripts
Supreme Court transcript must be ordered directly from Reporting Services Branch. Further information, including a link to the order form, is available on the Transcripts page. |
Copy of transcript under 3 months old | $93.00 plus $11.00 for each page after the first 8 pages |
Copy of transcript 3 months old or older | Copy of transcript 3 months old or older ($113.00 plus $13 for each page after the first 8 pages)
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Supply a duplicate tape recording of sound-recorded evidence (per cassette) | $54.00 |
Records retrieval |
Standard file retrieval | $83.00 |
| Urgent or high priority retrieval | $101.00 |
| After-hours file retrieval | $319.00 |
Civil record searches (not probate) |
Civil Litigation searches - for each company or name searched. For criminal record searches - please contact Police Criminal Records | $45.00 | $90.00 |
Adoption search (for each file searched) | $62.00 |
Other |
Providing any service not otherwise imposed by the fee schedule (Registrar approval) required) | $45.00 | $90.00 |
Issuing Public Notary Certificate | $62.00 |
Open or keep open the registry on Saturday, Sunday, or public holiday, or an any other day before 9am or after 5pm | $764.00 | $1,528.00 |
Sheriff fees |
Writ of Possession | $359.00 |
Writ for Levy of Property or Writ of Delivery | $88.00 |
Probate (uncontested) - Summons for Probate/Adminstration/Reseal
NOTE: Fees calculated on the gross value of the NSW assets only |
Probate (less than $100,000) | $0.00 |
Probate ($100,000 or more, but less than $250,000) | $761.00 |
Probate ($250,000 or more, but less than $500,000) | $1,033.00 |
Probate ($500,000 or more, but less than $1,000,000) | $1,583.00 |
Probate ($1,000,000 but less than $2,000,000.00) | $2,109.00 |
Probate ($2,000,000 or more but less than $5,000,000.00) | $3,515.00 |
Probate ($5,000,000 or more) | $5,860.00 |
Other probate fees |
Lodging a Caveat against a Grant or Reseal | $45.00 | $90.00 |
Summons for Revocation of a Grant | $1,143.00 | $3,128.00 |
Notice of Motion to file Accounts | $418.00 | $957.00 |
Contest a Probate matter - Summons or Statement of Claim | $1,143.00 | $3,128.00 |
Publishing an Online notice to apply for a grant of Probate, Administration or Reseal of a grant, Notice of intended Distribution or Intention to File Accounts. | $47.00 |
Amending & republishing an online notice to apply for a grant of Probate, Administration or Reseal of a grant , Notice of Intended Distribution or a Notice of intention to File Accounts | $19.00 |
Scan or Photocopy of a Will | $62.00 |
Sealed & Certified copy of a Will or Grant (Exemplification) including file retrieval fee | $145.00 |
Deposit a Will with the Court for safe keeping | $134.00 |
Search for a grant or resealing of probate (for each file searched prior to 1986) | $62.00 |
Amending and reissuing a grant - where an error has been made by the party. Please note that the file retrieval fee may be incurred if the file is held off site. | $45.00 | $90.00 |
Genealogical search for a file (for each file searched) | $122.00 |