(1) Parts 1 and 2 apply to a fee for a service that is requested, or for the filing of a document that is lodged, on or after 1 January 2013 in relation to a general federal law proceeding.
(2) However, if a service was requested before 1 January 2013:
(a) payment of the fee for the service may be deferred under section 2.15 (regardless of whether the fee was also deferred before 1 January 2013); and
(b) subsection 2.19 (9) applies to any hearing days that were fixed for 1 January 2013 or after; and
(c) subsection 2.19 (10) applies to any mediation that was scheduled for 1 January 2013 or after.
Note 1 This regulation does not apply on or after 1 January 2013 in relation to a proceeding under the Family Law Act 1975 in the Federal Magistrates Court. See the Family Law (Fees) Regulation 2012 for information about fees in relation to those proceedings.
Note 2 See also Part 5 in relation to services requested before 1 January 2013.