Western Australian Current Regulations

FAMILY COURT REGULATIONS 1998 - REG 21F

21F .         Deferral of payment of fees

        (1)         Regulation 21E does not apply if a registrar or an authorised officer of the relevant court for a proceeding defers the payment of a fee mentioned in Schedule 1 in relation to the proceeding.

        (2)         The registrar or authorised officer may defer the payment of a fee under subregulation (1) if, in the opinion of the registrar or authorised officer —

            (a)         for a filing fee for a document (other than the fee mentioned in Schedule 1 item 4) — the need to file the document is so urgent that it overrides the requirement to pay the filing fee before the document is filed; or

            (b)         considering the financial circumstances of the person liable to pay the fee, it would be oppressive or otherwise unreasonable to require payment of the fee in accordance with regulation 21E.

        (3)         If payment of a fee is deferred, the fee must be paid —

            (a)         within 28 days after the day the payment is deferred; or

            (b)         within another period approved, in writing, by the registrar or authorised officer for the payment of that fee.

        (4)         A fee may be deferred more than once.

        (5)         The registrar or authorised officer may impose conditions on the deferral of the payment of a fee.

        [Regulation 21F inserted: Gazette 14 Dec 2012 p. 6243-4.]