Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988
District Court of Western Australia Act 1969
Magistrates Court Act 2004
Supreme Court Act 1935

Court Fees Regulation Amendment Regulations 2024

 

 

Court Fees Regulation Amendment Regulations 2024

Contents

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Citation1

2.Commencement1

Part 2 — Children’s Court (Fees) Regulations 2005 amended

3.Regulations amended2

4.Regulation 5 replaced2

5.Exemptions2

Part 3 — District Court (Fees) Regulations 2002 amended

5.Regulations amended3

6.Regulation 5 amended3

Part 4 — Magistrates Court (Fees) Regulations 2005 amended

7.Regulations amended4

8.Regulation 5 amended4

Part 5 — Supreme Court (Fees) Regulations 2002 amended

9.Regulations amended5

10.Regulation 5 amended5

 

Children’s Court of Western Australia Act 1988
District Court of Western Australia Act 1969
Magistrates Court Act 2004
Supreme Court Act 1935

Court Fees Regulation Amendment Regulations 2024

Made by the Governor in Executive Council.

Part 1 — Preliminary

1.Citation

These regulations are the Court Fees Regulation Amendment Regulations 2024.

2.Commencement

These regulations come into operation as follows —

(a)Part 1 — on the day on which these regulations are published on the WA legislation website;

(b)the rest of the regulations — on 1 September 2024.

Part 2 — Children’s Court (Fees) Regulations 2005 amended

3.Regulations amended

This Part amends the Children’s Court (Fees) Regulations 2005.

4.Regulation 5 replaced

Delete regulation 5 and insert:

 

5.Exemptions

A person is not required to pay a fee in respect of the following —

(a)an application under the Restraining Orders Act 1997 for a family violence restraining order or violence restraining order or to vary or cancel a family violence restraining order or violence restraining order;

(b)an application under the Prohibited Behaviour Orders Act 2010 for a prohibited behaviour order or to vary or cancel a prohibited behaviour order;

(c)civil proceedings under the Criminal Law (Mental Impairment) Act 2023;

(d)a matter if —

(i)a written law provides that the person is not required to pay a fee in respect of a matter of that type; or

(ii)the person has not reached 18 years of age on the day the fee would otherwise be payable.

 

Part 3 — District Court (Fees) Regulations 2002 amended

5.Regulations amended

This Part amends the District Court (Fees) Regulations 2002.

6.Regulation 5 amended

(1)In regulation 5(1):

(a)in paragraph (c) delete “order.” and insert:

 

order; or

 

(b)after paragraph (c) insert:

 

(d)civil proceedings under the Criminal Law (Mental Impairment) Act 2023.

 

(2)In regulation 5(1) after each of paragraphs (a) and (b) insert:

 

or

 

Part 4 — Magistrates Court (Fees) Regulations 2005 amended

7.Regulations amended

This Part amends the Magistrates Court (Fees) Regulations 2005.

8.Regulation 5 amended

In regulation 5(1):

(a)in paragraph (c) delete “order.” and insert:

 

order; or

 

(b)after paragraph (c) insert:

 

(d)civil proceedings under the Criminal Law (Mental Impairment) Act 2023, other than a fee referred to in Schedule 1 Division 1 item 8.

 

Part 5 — Supreme Court (Fees) Regulations 2002 amended

9.Regulations amended

This Part amends the Supreme Court (Fees) Regulations 2002.

10.Regulation 5 amended

In regulation 5(2):

(a)in paragraph (j) delete “2006.” and insert:

 

2006; or

 

(b)after paragraph (j) insert:

 

(k)civil proceedings under the Criminal Law (Mental Impairment) Act 2023.

 

V. MOLAN, Clerk of the Executive Council

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