South Australia
Magistrates Court (Fees) Regulations 2004
under the Magistrates Court Act 1991

Contents
1	Short title
2	Commencement
3	Interpretation
4	Fees
Schedule 1—Fees in Civil (General Claims) Division and Civil (Minor Claims) Division
Schedule 2—Fees in Criminal Division
Schedule 3—Revocation of Magistrates Court (Fees) Regulations 1992
1	Revocation

1—Short title
These regulations may be cited as the Magistrates Court (Fees) Regulations 2004.
2—Commencement
These regulations will come into operation on 1 July 2004.
3—Interpretation
In these regulations—
Act means the Magistrates Court Act 1991.
4—Fees
	(1)	The fees set out in Schedule 1 are payable to the Court in relation to proceedings in—
	(a)	the Civil (General Claims) Division; or
	(b)	the Civil (Minor Claims) Division; or
	(c)	the Civil (Consumer and Business) Division.
	(2)	The fees set out in Schedule 2 are payable to the Court in relation to proceedings in the Criminal Division.
	(3)	The fees payable for inspection or copying of material under section 51 of the Act are the appropriate fees set out in the Schedules.
	(4)	The Court may require a non-refundable deposit as security for the payment of fees for the production of a transcript of the hearing of a case at the request of a party where the Court does not require the transcript.

Schedule 1—Fees in Civil (General Claims) Division and Civil (Minor Claims) Division

1	For issuing a Final Notice of Claim under the rules	$12	
2	On commencement of minor civil action	$77	
3	On lodging a counterclaim or a third party notice in a minor civil action	$77	
4	On commencement of any other action under Magistrates Court Act 1991	$145	
5	On lodging a counterclaim or a third party notice in any other action under Magistrates Court Act 1991	$145	
6	For issuing investigation or examination summons under Magistrates Court Act 1991	$11.60	
7	On commencement of action under any other Act or issuing a summons on such action	$77	
8	On lodging a counterclaim or a third party notice in any action under any other Act	$77	
9	For publishing advertisement	actual costs reasonably incurred	
10	For each request to search and inspect a record of the Court	$9.50	
11	For copy of evidence	$5 per page	
12	For copy of reasons for judgment (One copy will be supplied to a party to the proceedings free of charge.)	$5 per page	
13	For copy of any other document	$2.20 per page	
14	For computer disc containing record of court proceedings (including reasons for judgment)	The fee that would be payable under these regulations for a printed copy of the record of the proceedings plus $59 for each day or part of a day on which the proceedings were recorded.	
15	For production of transcript at request of a party where the Court does not require the transcript	$10 per page	
16	Taxation of costs: on lodging a bill of costs (other than in a minor civil action)	$34.80	
17	For opening Registry (or Registry remaining open) after hours for urgent execution of process	$178 per hour or part of an hour	
18	For opening Court (or Court remaining open) after hours for urgent hearing	$535 per hour or part of an hour	

Schedule 2—Fees in Criminal Division

1	On commencement of proceedings for summary applications, summary offences, minor indictable offences or indictable offences	$108 plus if the complaint or information alleges more than one offence—$27.25	
2	For making an enforcement order under the Expiation of Offences Act 1996	$108	
3	For issuing a warrant of commitment	$29.50	
4	For copy of evidence	$5 per page	
5	For copy of reasons for judgment (One copy will be supplied to a party to the proceedings free of charge.)	$5 per page	
6	For copy of any other document	$2.20 per page	
7	For computer disc containing record of court proceedings (including reasons for judgment)	The fee that would be payable under these regulations for a printed copy of the record of the proceedings plus $59 for each day or part of a day on which the proceedings were recorded.	
8	For production of transcript at request of a party where the Court does not require the transcript	$10 per page	
9	For each request to search and inspect a record of the Court	$9.50	

Schedule 3—Revocation of Magistrates Court (Fees) Regulations 1992
1—Revocation
The Magistrates Court (Fees) Regulations 1992 are revoked.
Note—
As required by section 10AA(2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1978, the Minister has certified that, in the Minister's opinion, it is necessary or appropriate that these regulations come into operation as set out in these regulations.
Made by the Governor
with the advice and consent of the Executive Council
on 27 May 2004
No 51 of 2004
AGO029/03CS AGO0121/04CS