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County Court (Chapter I Amendment No. 32) Rules
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S.R. No. 130/1997
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Rule Page
1. Object 1
2. Authorising provisions 1
3. Commencement 1
4. Principal Rules 1
5. Application of Scale of Costs 1
6. Increase in fees to counsel 2
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STATUTORY RULES 1997
S.R. No. 130/1997
County Court Act 1958
County Court (Chapter I Amendment No. 32) Rules
1997
A majority of the Judges of the County Court makes the
following Rules:
1. Object
The object of these Rules is to increase the items
in relation to fees to counsel in the Scale of Costs
in Appendix A to the Principal Rules.
2. Authorising provisions
These Rules are made under section 78 of the
County Act 1958 and all other enabling powers.
3. Commencement
These Rules come into operation on 1 January
1998.
4. Principal Rules
In these Rules, the County Court Rules of
Procedure in Civil Proceedings 19891 are called
the Principal Rules.
5. Application of Scale of Costs
In Rule 63A.34A(1)(a)(i) and (ii) of the Principal
Rules for "1 January 1997" (where twice
occurring) substitute "1 January 1998".
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6. Increase in fees to counsel
In Appendix A to the Principal Rules, in the Scale
of Costs—
(a) for items 20A(a) to (c) substitute—
" (a) Half day (3 hours or
part thereof) 342.00 499.00 575.00 608.00
(b) Hourly rate beyond
half-day 90.00 111.00 125.00 146.00
(c) Daily maximum or if
case settles within the
day 621.00 922.00 1022.00 1073.00 ";
(b) for item 20B substitute—
"Directions hearing
20B. Counsel or solicitor
appearing at
directions hearing 94.00 159.00 159.00 159.00 ";
(c) for item 25(c) substitute—
"(c) Counsels' fees 347.00 520.00 582.00 639.00";
(d) for items 29(a) to (g) substitute—
" (a) For drawing
pleadings or settling
any necessary
document including
Statement of Claim,
Defence,
Interrogatories, etc.
90.00 111.00 125.00 146.00
(b) (i) To advise on
evidence or for
opinion 90.00 136.00 146.00 164.00
(ii) Advice on
Pre-Trial
Conference 136.00 201.00 217.00 247.00
(c) Conference or
view—per hour 90.00 111.00 125.00 146.00
(d) Pre-Trial
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Conference with
Registrar 253.00 328.00 365.00 401.00
(e) Brief to hear
Judgment or for any
application in
a proceeding 98.00 125.00 146.00 146.00
(f) Brief on Trial:
(i) Property,
Personal
Injuries 621.00 922.00 (i) 1022.00 1073.00
(ii) Commercial
Causes (ii) 1073.00
(g) Refresher fee
(i) Property,
Personal
Injuries 413.00 611.00 (i) 680.00 715.00
(ii) Commercial
Causes (ii) 715.00
Any allowance for a
refresher fee is to be
calculated in the manner set
out in Rule 63A.82(3) ";
(e) for item 38 substitute—
"Undefended Proceedings
38. Upon judgment in
any proceeding
where the
defendant has not
participated
throughout the
course of the
proceeding,
including
originating process,
statement of claim,
issue and service
fees, setting down,
fixing proceeding
for trial, arranging
attendance of
witnesses at court,
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witnesses expenses,
instructions for and
preparation of
brief, attending
counsel therewith,
appointing and
attending pre-trial
conference,
attendance at Court
and fees to counsel
for both trial and
conference
For the purpose of
this item the fees
payable to counsel,
which are included
in the above
amounts are:
1772.00 2394.00 2690.00 2902.00
A B C D
$ $ $ $
372.00 681.00 773.00 819.00
Should any unusual
or abnormally large
disbursement have
necessarily been
made in addition to
those mentioned
above, the Judge
may on application
made to him at the
trial allow an
appropriate
additional
amount.";
(f) for the First Schedule substitute—
"FIRST SCHEDULE—CIRCUIT FEES
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Circuit Town Fee for first six hours
Further fee for each
five hours thereafter
Ararat 227.00 149.00
Bairnsdale 246.00 164.00
Ballarat 159.00 149.00
Bendigo 187.00 124.00
Colac 189.00 124.00
Geelong 135.00 89.00
Hamilton 257.00 171.00
Horsham 257.00 171.00
Kerang 257.00 171.00
Korumburra 159.00 107.00
Mildura 314.00 208.00
Morwell 189.00 124.00
Sale 223.00 147.00
Shepparton 213.00 144.00
Wangaratta 236.00 156.00
Warragul 171.00 115.00
Warrnambool 246.00 164.00
N.B. Any circuit fee allowed under item 29(g)(i) shall be in accordance with
this Schedule, provided that not more than one such further circuit fee will be
allowed in any one day in relation to any one proceeding or matter.".
Dated: 20 November 1997
G. R. D. WALDRON, Chief Judge A. F. SMITH
F. G. DYETT MURRAY KELLAM
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JOHN K. NIXON E. H. CURTAIN
FRANK WALSH STUART CAMPBELL
L. S. OSTROWSKI M. G. McINERNEY
J. T. DUGGAN MARGARET RIZKALLA
G. R. G. CROSSLEY T. G. WODAK
T. A. NEESHAM F. J. SHELTON
D. A. T. JONES WILLIAM R. WHITE
J. R. HANLON A. P. DUCKETT
M. HIGGINS J. M. PANNAM
F. B. LEWIS TIMOTHY HOLT
CHESTER KEON-COHEN CAROLYN DOUGLAS
LESLIE C. ROSS
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NOTES
1 S.R. No. 49/1989. Reprinted (No. 3) to S.R. No. 12/1997 and subsequently
amended by S.R. Nos 127/1997 and 128/1997.
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