I, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation under the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 and the Federal Magistrates Act 1999.
Dated 6 December 2012
Governor-General
By Her Excellency's Command
NICOLA ROXON
Contents
Part 1 Preliminary
1.01 Name of regulation 4
1.02 Commencement 4
1.03 Definitions 4
1.04 Meaning of corporation 6
1.05 Application--Parts 1 and 2 7
Part 2 Fees
Division 2.1 Fees--general
2.01 Purpose of Part 9
2.02 Fees 9
Division 2.2 Liability to pay fee
2.03 Persons liable to pay fee 10
2.04 Fee for producing file and copying document 11
Division 2.3 Exemptions from liability to pay fee
2.05 Persons exempt from paying fee--general 12
2.06 Persons exempt from paying fee--financial hardship 13
Division 2.4 When fee is not payable
2.07 Fee not payable by liable person if already paid 13
2.08 Fee not payable in Federal Court proceeding 13
2.09 Fee not payable in Federal Magistrates Court proceeding 15
2.10 When only filing fee is payable 15
2.11 When filing fee is not payable 16
2.12 When setting down fee is not payable 17
2.13 When hearing fee is not payable 19
Division 2.5 Payment of fees
2.14 When fee must be paid 20
2.15 Deferral of payment of fees 21
2.16 Payment of fee on invoice 22
2.17 Payment of fee in advance 23
2.18 What happens if fee is not paid 24
Division 2.6 Miscellaneous
2.19 Refund of fees 25
2.20 Biennial increase in fees 27
2.21 Notice of decision and AAT review 28
2.22 Debt due to Commonwealth 29
Part 3 Remuneration and allowances for jurors and potential jurors--Federal Court
3.01 Purpose of Part 30
3.02 Remuneration 30
3.03 Allowances 30
3.04 Biennial increase in juror's remuneration 31
Part 4 Miscellaneous
4.01 Prescribed contract limit--Federal Court 33
4.02 Modification of Legislative Instruments Act 2003--Federal Magistrates Court 33
Part 5 Repeal and transitional
5.01 Federal Court of Australia Regulations 2004 34
5.02 Federal Magistrates Regulations 2000 35
Schedule 1 Fees 37
Part 1 Fees for proceedings in Federal Court 37
Part 2 Fees for proceedings in Federal Magistrates Court 44
Schedule 2 Remuneration and allowances 49
Note
1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See www.comlaw.gov.au.