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TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Regulation Page
1 Objectives 1
2 Authorising provision 2
3 Commencement 2
4 Revocation 2
5 Definitions 2
6 Complex case 5
7 Major case 5
8 Fees 6
9 Proceeding commenced under more than one enactment 8
10 Time for payment of hearing fee 8
11 Inspection of register of proceedings 8
12 Principal registrar's certificate 8
13 Inspection of proceeding files 9
14 Fee for issue of a witness summons 9
15 Reduction, waiver, postponement, remission or refund of fees 9
16 Transitional provisions—proceedings commenced before
1 July 2016 10
Schedule 1—Fees 12
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Endnotes 24
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STATUTORY RULES 2016
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Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998
Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Fees)
Regulations 2016
The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:
Dated: 28 June 2016
Responsible Minister:
MARTIN PAKULA
Attorney-General
ANDREW ROBINSON
Clerk of the Executive Council
1 Objectives
The objectives of these Regulations are to
prescribe—
(a) fees payable for the commencement and
hearing of proceedings in the Victorian Civil
and Administrative Tribunal; and
(b) fees payable for—
(i) the issuing of warrants and witness
summonses; and
(ii) inspection of the register; and
(iii) the provision of ancillary services by
the Victorian Civil and Administrative
Tribunal; and
(c) other matters relating to fees payable under
the Victorian Civil and Administrative
Tribunal Act 1998.
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2 Authorising provision
These Regulations are made under section 161
of the Victorian Civil and Administrative
Tribunal Act 1998.
3 Commencement
These Regulations come into operation on
1 July 2016.
4 Revocation
The following Regulations are revoked—
(a) the Victorian Civil and Administrative
Tribunal (Fees) Regulations 20131 ;
(b) the Victorian Civil and Administrative
Tribunal (Fees) Amendment
Regulations 2013 2 ;
(c) the Victorian Civil and Administrative
Tribunal (Fees) Amendment
Regulations 2015 3 ;
(d) the Victorian Civil and Administrative
Tribunal (Fees) Further Amendment
Regulations 2015 4 ;
(e) the Victorian Civil and Administrative
Tribunal (Fees) Amendment (Powers of
Attorney) Regulations 2015 5 .
5 Definitions
(1) In these Regulations—
affected family member has the same meaning as
it has in the Family Violence Protection
Act 2008;
commencement, in relation to a proceeding,
includes the lodgement of any of the
following—
(a) an application;
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(b) a claim;
(c) a counterclaim;
(d) a third party notice;
(e) any other originating process;
complex case means a proceeding that the
principal registrar has determined to be a
complex case under regulation 6;
concession fee payer means a person who
holds a health care card within the meaning
of the Social Security Act 1991 of the
Commonwealth;
corporate fee payer means a person other than a
standard fee payer or a concession fee payer;
dwelling has the same meaning as it has in the
Victoria Planning Provisions in relation to
the use of land;
family violence has the same meaning as it has in
the Family Violence Protection Act 2008;
hearing includes any accompanied site visit or
inspection, but does not include any of the
following—
(a) a compulsory conference;
(b) a directions hearing;
(c) a mediation;
(d) a practice day hearing;
major case means a proceeding entered into
the Major Cases List in accordance with
regulation 7;
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protected person has the same meaning as it
has in the Family Violence Protection
Act 2008;
standard fee payer means the following—
(a) a natural person other than a natural
person acting in the capacity of a
statutory office holder;
(b) any other person or entity that has—
(i) as its whole or dominant purpose
a charitable, benevolent, or
philanthropic purpose, other than
a school or a government body; or
(ii) a turnover of less than $200 000
in the financial year before the
financial year in which the fees
are to be paid;
taxing Act has the same meaning as it has in
Schedule 1 to the Act;
the Act means the Victorian Civil and
Administrative Tribunal Act 1998;
VicSmart proceeding means a proceeding that
relates to a VicSmart permit application for
the purposes of a planning scheme approved
under the Planning and Environment
Act 1987;
Victoria Planning Provisions has the same
meaning as it has in the Planning and
Environment Act 1987.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (b)(ii) of the
definition of standard fee payer, if the person or
entity has not been in operation for a full financial
year, it is taken to have a turnover of less than
$200 000 if—
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(a) it certifies that it expects to have a turnover
of less than $200 000 in its first full financial
year of operation; and
(b) provides any documents required by the
principal registrar to support the certification
under paragraph (a).
6 Complex case
At any time, the principal registrar may determine
that a proceeding is a complex case, having regard
to the following—
(a) whether the proceeding relates to an
occupational licensing, registration or
disciplinary matter;
(b) whether the hearing of the proceeding is
likely to take 2 or more days;
(c) whether an expert witness is giving or is
likely to give evidence in the proceeding;
(d) whether there are 3 or more parties to the
proceeding, including any parties that have
joined the proceeding after lodgement;
(e) whether a substantial volume of
documentary evidence has been, or is
likely to be, filed in the proceeding;
(f) whether more than one member has been,
or is likely to be, appointed to hear the
proceeding;
(g) whether a presidential member has been,
or is likely to be, appointed to hear the
proceeding.
7 Major case
(1) At the commencement of a proceeding arising
under the following, the applicant may elect to
have the proceeding entered into the Major Cases
List—
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(a) section 77, 79, 80 or 87A of the Planning
and Environment Act 1987;
(b) section 33(1) or 33A(1) of the Environment
Protection Act 1970.
(2) At any time after the commencement of a
proceeding arising under the following, the
applicant for the permit or the works approval that
is the subject of the proceeding may pay a fee of
165 fee units and elect to have the proceeding
entered into the Major Cases List—
(a) section 82 or 82B of the Planning and
Environment Act 1987;
(b) section 33B of the Environment Protection
Act 1970.
8 Fees
(1) The fees set out in Schedule 1 are payable at the
Tribunal as specified in that Schedule and in
accordance with this regulation.
(2) For a corporate fee payer, the fee for an item
specified in column 2 of Schedule 1 is the amount
specified in the corresponding entry of column 3
of Schedule 1.
(3) Subject to subregulation (4), for a standard fee
payer, the fee for an item specified in column 2 of
Schedule 1—
(a) in respect of a proceeding that is not a major
case, is 70 per cent of the amount specified
in the corresponding entry of column 3 of
Schedule 1, rounded to the nearest 10 cents;
and
(b) in respect of a major case, is the amount
specified in the corresponding entry of
column 3 of Schedule 1.
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(4) Despite subregulation (3), no fee is payable by a
standard fee payer in respect of a proceeding
under section 89(5)(a) of the Equal Opportunity
Act 2010.
(5) Subject to subregulation (6), for a concession fee
payer, the fee for an item specified in column 2 of
Schedule 1—
(a) in respect of a proceeding that is not a major
case is the lesser of the following—
(i) 35 per cent of the amount specified in
column 3 of Schedule 1 for the relevant
item, rounded to the nearest 10 cents;
(ii) for the period commencing 1 July 2016
and ending 30 June 2017, $150.00;
(iii) for the period commencing 1 July 2017,
11 fee units; and
(b) in respect of a major case, is the amount
specified in the corresponding entry of
column 3 of Schedule 1.
(6) Despite subregulation (5), no fee is payable by a
concession fee payer in respect of a proceeding
that is—
(a) allocated to the residential tenancies
division; or
(b) allocated to the civil division and is for a
specified sum that is not more than $15 000;
or
(c) a proceeding under section 89(5)(a) of the
Equal Opportunity Act 2010.
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9 Proceeding commenced under more than one
enactment
Only one fee is payable, which is the higher or
highest of the applicable fees if—
(a) a proceeding is commenced under—
(i) more than one enabling enactment; or
(ii) more than one provision of an enabling
enactment; or
(b) an item for which a fee is payable under
Schedule 1 can be described by more than
one of the specifications in column 2 of
Schedule 1.
10 Time for payment of hearing fee
Any fee payable under Part 3 of Schedule 1 must
be paid by 4.30 p.m. on the day before the day of
the hearing to which the fee relates.
11 Inspection of register of proceedings
For the purposes of section 144(4) of the Act, the
prescribed fee—
(a) for a person other than a concession fee
payer, is 5 fee units; and
(b) for a concession fee payer, is 1·9 fee units.
12 Principal registrar's certificate
For the purposes of section 145(2) of the Act, the
prescribed fee—
(a) for a person other than a concession fee
payer, is 5·2 fee units; and
(b) for a concession fee payer, is 2 fee units.
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13 Inspection of proceeding files
For the purposes of section 146(3) of the Act, the
prescribed fee—
(a) for a person who is not a party to the
proceeding, to inspect a proceeding file—
(i) for a person other than a concession
fee payer, is 8·1 fee units; and
(ii) for a concession fee payer, is
3 fee units; and
(b) for the provision by the principal registrar of
a copy of a document from a proceeding file,
is 60 cents per page.
14 Fee for issue of a witness summons
The prescribed fee for the issue of a witness
summons under the Act or any enabling
enactment—
(a) for a person other than a concession fee
payer, is 1·6 fee units; and
(b) for a concession fee payer, is $8.00.
15 Reduction, waiver, postponement, remission or
refund of fees
(1) For the purposes of section 132(1) and (1A) of the
Act, each of the following is a prescribed
ground—
(a) a fee in relation to a proceeding has been
paid more than once;
(b) a person has paid the fee payable by a
standard fee payer but is eligible to pay the
fee payable by a concession fee payer;
(c) a person has paid the fee payable by a
corporate fee payer but is eligible to pay the
fee payable by a standard fee payer or a
concession fee payer;
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(d) the fee is payable in relation to a proceeding
allocated to the residential tenancies division
that arises in the context of family violence;
(e) the principal registrar considers there are
special reasons for doing so.
(2) For the purposes of subregulation (1)(d), a
proceeding arises in the context of family violence
if at least one of the following applies—
(a) the applicant is a protected person or an
affected family member;
(b) the applicant has a letter from an
organisation stating that the organisation is
providing the applicant with assistance as a
consequence of family violence;
(c) a family member of the applicant has been
charged with an offence arising from
conduct that would constitute family
violence;
(d) the principal registrar is otherwise satisfied
that the applicant is a person affected by
family violence.
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before 1 July 2016
(1) A fee may be payable under these Regulations
in relation to any proceeding in the Tribunal that
has commenced, but is not completed, before
1 July 2016.
(2) Despite subregulation (1), if, before 1 July 2016—
(a) a fee has already been paid in relation to a
corresponding item under either of the
following, a second or higher fee is not
payable in relation to a proceeding referred
to in subregulation (1)—
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(i) Schedule 1 to the Victorian Civil and
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Regulations 2012 6 ;
(ii) Schedule 1 to the Victorian Civil and
Administrative Tribunal (Fees)
Regulations 2013; or
(b) a fee waiver has been granted under
section 132 of the Act in respect of a fee,
that waiver applies to any corresponding fee
in relation to a proceeding referred to in
subregulation (1).
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Column 1
Item No.
Column 2
Enactment
Column 3
Fee payable
Part 1—Fee for commencement of a proceeding
1. No fee is payable for the commencement of a
proceeding under the following enabling enactments
or provisions of enabling enactments—
Assisted Reproductive Treatment Act 2008
Children, Youth and Families Act 2005
Disability Act 2006, except section 45
Equal Opportunity Act 2010, except
section 89(5)(a)
Freedom of Information Act 1982, applications
under section 50 if—
(a) the application is for the review of a deemed
decision under section 49J or 53 refusing to
grant access to a document; or
(b) the applicant is a natural person and the
document to which access is sought contains
information relating to the applicant's personal
affairs
Guardianship and Administration Act 1986
Health Records Act 2001
Medical Treatment Act 1988, section 5C
Mental Health Act 2014
Powers of Attorney Act 2014
Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014
Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008,
sections 122 and 204
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Column 1
Item No.
Column 2
Enactment
Column 3
Fee payable
Racial and Religious Tolerance Act 2001
Residential Tenancies Act 1997, Part 10
Supported Residential Services
(Private Proprietors) Act 2010, sections 105
and 121.
2. For the commencement of a proceeding under the
following enabling enactments—
Landlord and Tenant Act 1958, Part V
Motor Car Traders Act 1986, section 45
Residential Tenancies Act 1997, except Part 10
Supported Residential Services
(Private Proprietors) Act 2010, section 123 6·3 fee units.
3. For the commencement of a proceeding under the
following enabling enactments—
Building Act 1993, except sections 25J and 182A,
Division 12 of Part 12A and clause 10(3) and (4) of
Schedule 7
Company Titles (Home Units) Act 2013
Estate Agents Act 1980, sections 56A(4) and 56B(1)
House Contracts Guarantee Act 1987
Housing Act 1983
Owner Drivers and Forestry Contractors Act 2005
Retirement Villages Act 1986
Sale of Land Act 1962, section 44
Subdivision Act 1988, Part 5
Water Act 1989, section 19 47 fee units.
4. For the commencement of a proceeding under the
following enabling enactments—
Accident Compensation Act 1985
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Column 1
Item No.
Column 2
Enactment
Column 3
Fee payable
Accident Towing Services Act 2007
Adoption Act 1984, section 129A
Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals
(Control of Use) Act 1992
Architects Act 1991
Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012
Back to Work Act 2015
Biological Control Act 1986
Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration
Act 1996
Building Act 1993, sections 25J and 182A,
Division 12 of Part 12A and clause 10(3) and (4) of
Schedule 7
Bus Safety Act 2009
Cemeteries and Crematoria Act 2003
Children's Services Act 1996
Conveyancers Act 2006, sections 33, 34, 146
and 187
Co-operatives National Law (Victoria)
Country Fire Authority Act 1958
Dairy Act 2000
Dangerous Goods Act 1985
Disability Act 2006, section 45
Domestic Animals Act 1994
Drugs, Poisons and Controlled Substances
Act 1981
Education and Care Services National Law (Victoria)
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Column 1
Item No.
Column 2
Enactment
Column 3
Fee payable
Education and Training Reform Act 2006,
Division 14 of Part 2.6 and Part 4.8
Electoral Act 2002
Electricity Safety Act 1998
Emergency Management Act 1986
Emergency Services Superannuation Act 1986
Equal Opportunity Act 2010, section 89(5)(a)
Equipment (Public Safety) Act 1994
Estate Agents Act 1980, except sections 56A(4)
and 56B(1)
Firearms Act 1996, section 182
Fisheries Act 1995
Freedom of Information Act 1982, except
applications under section 50 if—
(a) the application is for the review of a deemed
decision under section 49J or 53 refusing to
grant access to a document; or
(b) the applicant is a natural person and the
document to which access is sought contains
information relating to the applicant's personal
affairs
Fundraising Act 1998
Gas Safety Act 1997
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law
(Victoria) Act 2009
Health Practitioner Regulation National Law
(Victoria)
Health Services Act 1988, sections 57C and 110
Liquor Control Reform Act 1998
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Column 1
Item No.
Column 2
Enactment
Column 3
Fee payable
Livestock Disease Control Act 1994
Local Government Act 1989, except sections 183,
185 and 185AA
Major Sporting Events Act 2009
Meat Industry Act 1993, section 24
Metropolitan Fire Brigades Act 1958
Motor Car Traders Act 1986, except section 45
Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004
Owners Corporations Act 2006, section 191
Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation
Act 1968
Pharmacy Regulation Act 2010, section 62
Pipelines Act 2005, sections 64, 83 and 182
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986,
section 33
Private Security Act 2004, Part 7
Professional Boxing and Combat Sports Act 1985
Property Law Act 1958, Part IV
Public Health and Wellbeing Act 2008, section 207
Racing Act 1958
Rail Safety (Local Operations) Act 2006, Part 7
Rail Safety National Law (Victoria)
Relationships Act 2008, Part 2.4 of Chapter 2
Road Management Act 2004
Road Management (General) Regulations 2016
Road Safety Act 1986
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Column 1
Item No.
Column 2
Enactment
Column 3
Fee payable
Road Safety (Vehicles) Regulations 2009,
regulations 128 and 215
Seafood Safety Act 2003
Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 1989,
sections 9B, 14 and 18A
Sentencing Act 1991, section 105L
Sex Work Act 1994
Small Business Commissioner Act 2003,
section 11A
State Employees Retirement Benefits Act 1979
State Superannuation Act 1988
Superannuation (Portability) Act 1989
Supported Residential Services
(Private Proprietors) Act 2010, section 206
Surveying Act 2004, section 33
taxing Act
Therapeutic Goods (Victoria) Act 2010, section 30
Transport Accident Act 1986
Transport (Compliance and Miscellaneous)
Act 1983
Transport Superannuation Act 1988
Veterinary Practice Act 1997, section 55
Vexatious Proceedings Act 2014
Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996
Victoria State Emergency Service Act 2005
Victoria State Emergency Service Regulations 2006
Victorian Plantations Corporation Act 1993
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Item No.
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Wildlife Act 1975
Working with Children Act 2005
Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and
Compensation Act 2013 64 fee units.
5. For the commencement of a proceeding under the
following enabling enactments—
Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006
Catchment and Land Protection Act 1994,
section 48
Climate Change Act 2010
Conservation, Forests and Lands Act 1987,
section 76
Education and Training Reform Act 2006, except
Division 14 of Part 2.6 and Part 4.8
Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988,
sections 34(3), 41, 41A and 43(12)
Gambling Regulation Act 2003
Health Services Act 1988, section 67
Heritage Act 1995
Land Acquisition and Compensation Act 1986
Legal Profession Uniform Law Application
Act 2014, section 91
Legal Profession Uniform Law (Victoria)
Local Government Act 1989, sections 183, 185
and 185AA
Petroleum Act 1998
Pipelines Act 2005, section 154
Plant Biosecurity Act 2010, section 59
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Item No.
Column 2
Enactment
Column 3
Fee payable
Major Transport Projects Facilitation Act 2009
Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development)
Act 1990
Subdivision Act 1988, except Part 5
Traditional Owner Settlement Act 2010
Urban Renewal Authority Victoria Act 2003
Valuation of Land Act 1960
Water Act 1989, except section 19 84 fee units.
6. For the commencement of a proceeding under—
(a) the Australian Consumer Law and Fair
Trading Act 2012, except a proceeding
allocated to the residential tenancies division;
(b) the Domestic Building Contracts Act 1995;
(c) section 99 of the Legal Profession Uniform
Law Application Act 2014—
if the claim is—
(d) for a sum that is specified, but is not more than
$3000 6·3 fee units
(e) for a sum that is more than $3000 but not more
than $15 000 21 fee units
(f) not for a sum, or is for a sum that is—
(i) not specified; or
(ii) more than $15 000 but not more than
$100 000 47 fee units
(g) for a sum that is more than $100 000 but not
more than $500 000 77 fee units
(h) for a sum that is more than $500 000 but not
more than $1 million 105 fee units
(i) for a sum that is more than $1 million but not
more than $5 million 133 fee units
(j) for a sum that is more than $5 million 161 fee units.
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Column 2
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7. For the commencement of a proceeding under the
Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading
Act 2012, if the proceeding is allocated to the
residential tenancies division and the claim is—
(a) for a sum that is not more than $15 000 or not
for a sum 6·3 fee units
(b) for a sum that is not specified or is more than
$15 000 21 fee units.
8. For the commencement of a proceeding under the
Retail Leases Act 2003, if the claim is—
(a) for a sum that is not specified or is not more
than $100 000 or not for a sum 47 fee units
(b) for a sum that is more than $100 000 but not
more than $500 000 77 fee units
(c) for a sum that is more than $500 000 but not
more than $1 million 105 fee units
(d) for a sum that is more than $1 million but not
more than $5 million 133 fee units
(e) for a sum that is more than $5 million 161 fee units.
9. For the commencement of a proceeding under the
Owners Corporations Act 2006, except section 191,
if the claim is—
(a) not for a sum, or is for a sum that is specified,
but is not more than $3000 6·3 fee units
(b) for a sum that is more than $3000 but not more
than $15 000 21 fee units
(c) for a sum that is not specified or for a sum that
is more than $15 000 but not more than
$100 000 47 fee units
(d) for a sum that is more than $100 000 but not
more than $500 000 77 fee units
(e) for a sum that is more than $500 000 but not
more than $1 million 105 fee units
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(f) for a sum that is more than $1 million but not
more than $5 million 133 fee units
(g) for a sum that is more than $5 million 161 fee units.
10. For the commencement of a proceeding under
section 77 or 79 of the Planning and Environment
Act 1987 if the proceeding is not a major case and
relates to—
(a) a VicSmart proceeding or a development that is
solely a single dwelling 84 fee units
(b) a development of a kind not referred to in
paragraph (a) having an estimated cost of—
(i) nil 111 fee units
(ii) more than nil but is not more than
$1 million 94 fee units
(iii) more than $1 million but is not more
than $5 million 111 fee units
(iv) more than $5 million but is not more
than $15 million 139 fee units
(v) more than $15 million but is not more
than $50 million 167 fee units
(vi) more than $50 million or is not
specified 195 fee units.
11. For the commencement of a proceeding under the
Planning and Environment Act 1987, sections 87,
89 or 93 17 fee units.
12. For the commencement of a proceeding that is a
major case, if the proceeding relates to a development
having an estimated cost of—
(a) nil 223 fee units
(b) more than nil but not more than $1 million 206 fee units
(c) more than $1 million but not more than
$5 million 223 fee units
(d) more than $5 million but not more than
$15 million 251 fee units
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(e) more than $15 million but not more than
$50 million 279 fee units
(f) more than $50 million or is not specified 307 fee units.
13. For the commencement of a proceeding under any
provision of the Planning and Environment
Act 1987 or the Environment Protection Act 1970
not otherwise specified in Part 1 of this Schedule 84 fee units.
14. For the commencement of a proceeding under any
enabling enactment not otherwise specified in Part 1
of this Schedule 64 fee units.
Part 2—Fee for an application and other matters
in relation to an existing proceeding
15. For the making of an application for the costs of a
proceeding under section 109 of the Act or under an
enabling enactment, if final orders have been made in
that proceeding and the proceeding was allocated to
the Tribunal's—
(a) administrative division 64 fee units
(b) civil division 36 fee units.
16. For the making of an application under section 120 of
the Act, if the proceeding in relation to which the
application is made was allocated to the Tribunal's—
(a) administrative division 17 fee units
(b) civil division 6·3 fee units.
17. For lodging a statement of grounds in accordance
with clause 56 of Schedule 1 to the Act, unless
accompanied by a written notice under subclause (5) 2 fee units.
18. For transfer of a proceeding from the Magistrates'
Court to the Tribunal (payable, in addition to the
relevant fee for commencement of the proceeding in
the Tribunal) 6·3 fee units.
19. For an application for an injunction to be heard
urgently (payable, in addition to the relevant fee for
commencement of the proceeding), except if the
proceeding is allocated to the residential tenancies
division 21 fee units.
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Schedule 1—Fees
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Column 2
Enactment
Column 3
Fee payable
20. For the issuing of a warrant in a proceeding allocated
to the residential tenancies division 11 fee units.
Part 3—Hearing fee
21. For hearing a proceeding for which a fee is payable
under Part 1 of this Schedule on commencement, for
each day or part of a day, if the proceeding is—
(a) a major case or a complex case that is allocated
to the administrative division 241 fee units
(b) a complex case that is allocated to the civil
division or the human rights division 177 fee units
(c) for a claim that is not for a sum, or is for an
unspecified sum, or is for a sum more than
$15 000—
(i) day one, for a proceeding that is—
(A) a VicSmart proceeding; or
(B) a proceeding under section 80 of
the Planning and Environment
Act 1987; or
(C) a proceeding under the Owners
Corporations Act 2006, except
section 191; or
(D) allocated to the residential
tenancies division; or
(E) a claim for a specified sum that is
not more than $100 000 nil
(ii) day one, otherwise 35 fee units
(iii) days 2 to 4 35 fee units
(iv) days 5 to 9 70 fee units
(v) day 10 and any subsequent day 105 fee units.
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Endnotes
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Endnotes
1 Reg. 4(a): S.R. No. 53/2013 as amended by S.R. Nos 142/2013, 24/2015,
66/2015 and 101/2015.
2 Reg. 4(b): S.R. No. 142/2013.
3 Reg. 4(c): S.R. No. 24/2015.
4 Reg. 4(d): S.R. No. 66/2015.
5 Reg. 4(e): S.R. No. 101/2015.
6 Reg. 16(2)(a)(i): S.R. No. 147/2012. Revoked by S.R. No. 53/2013.
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Fee Units
These Regulations provide for fees by reference to fee units within the
meaning of the Monetary Units Act 2004.
The amount of the fee is to be calculated, in accordance with section 7 of that
Act, by multiplying the number of fee units applicable by the value of a fee
unit.
The value of a fee unit for the financial year commencing 1 July 2016 is
$13.94. The amount of the calculated fee may be rounded to the nearest
10 cents.
The value of a fee unit for future financial years is to be fixed by the
Treasurer under section 5 of the Monetary Units Act 2004. The value of a
fee unit for a financial year must be published in the Government Gazette and
a Victorian newspaper before 1 June in the preceding financial year.
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