Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1988 No. 9 FAMILY LAW RULES (AMENDMENT) - RULE 14

14. Schedule 2 to the Family Law Rules is repealed and the following Schedule
substituted:
SCHEDULE 2
Order 38, rule 3
SCALE OF COSTS
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        Matter in respect of which charge is made            Charge

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$
1       Drawing documents


   (a)  court documents ............................ 20.40 per page

   (b)  other documents ............................ 7.00 per folio
2       Engrossing documents


   (a)  court documents ............................ 6.90 per page

   (b)  other documents ............................ 2.50 per folio
3       Drafting and typing


   (a)  short letter (up to one folio in length) ... 9.80
          (b)  circular letter (up to one folio in length)    4.10


   (c)  any other letter ........................... 8.20 per folio
4       Telephone attendance


   (a)  continuing up to 5 minutes ................. 7.00
          (b)  continuing for more than 5 minutes  .........     At the rate

of $85.00 per
hour
5       Perusal of documents


   (a)  for each page .............................. 9.60

   (b)  fewer than 30 folios ....................... 3.30 per folio
          (c)  30 or more folios  ..........................     An amount at

the discretion
of the taxing
officer
6       Scanning of documents (where perusal is not

necessary)

   (a)  fewer than 10 pages ........................ 3.90 per page
          (b)  10 or more pages  ...........................     An amount at

the discretion
of the taxing
officer
7       Preparation of the appeal papers in a solicitor's

        office  ............................................     An amount at

the discretion
of the taxing
officer
8       Photographic reproduction, carbon or other copy of a

document .......................................... 0.84 per page
9       Time reasonably spent by a solicitor on work

requiring the skill of a solicitor, other than work
        referred to in item 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 10         At the rate
of
$85.00 per
hour
10      Time reasonably spent by a solicitor on work other

than work referred to in item 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
        or 9                                                     At the rate
of
$46.00 per hour
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