Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1979 No. 157 BANKRUPTCY RULES (AMENDMENT) - RULE 2

2. Schedule 3 to the Bankruptcy Rules is repealed and the following Schedule
substituted:
SCHEDULE 3
Rule 162
SCALE OF SOLICITORS' COSTS
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Item   Matters in connection with which costs are payable Amount

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Instructions
 1         For bankruptcy notice, including application for issue of the

notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.00
 2           For petition, including affidavit verifying petition, or to

oppose petition(not including, where applicable, any special
affidavit in support) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42.00
 3     To make or oppose an application to the Court . . . . . . . . . .
24.00
 4                To make or oppose an application in Chambers or for an

examination before the Registrar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.00
 5     For special affidavit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14.40
 6           For case for opinion of counsel or for counsel to advise on

evidence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00
 7     For brief for counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42.00
 8     For statement of affairs, including affidavit verifying . . . . .
54.00
 9     For a necessary document not otherwise provided for . . . . . . .
14.40
Drawing
10      A necessary document (other than a document specified in item 11

or 12)-perfolio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.40
11          A necessary document comprising a printed form-per folio not

printed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.40
12     Those parts of a statement of affairs not printed-

If 6 folios or less or, if more than 6 folios, for first 6
folios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.60
If more than 6 folios-for each folio or part of a folio in
excess of 6 folios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.40
Copies
13     Carbon copy-per folio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.60

14     Photographic or machine made copy-per page. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.50

Engrossing
15       Of necessary documents for which no other provision is made-per

folio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.20
Perusals
16     Petitions, affidavits, notices to produce or admit, applications

to the Court or the Registrar, statements of facts, counsel's
opinion or advice or printed forms-
If 7 folios or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.00
If more than 7 folios-per folio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.20
17     Depositions, reports, exhibits, accounts, bills of costs, deeds

or documents not otherwise provided for-
If 15 folios or less. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.00
If more than 15 folios-per folio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.60
Service
18         Personal service of any document of which personal service is

required. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.40
If served by a solicitor at a distance of more than 5
kilometres from the nearest place of business or office of the
solicitor serving the document, according to the time occupied
and the fares paid.
19     Service on a solicitor for a party. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.60

20     Service by post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.60

Attendances
21     On counsel-


   (a)  with a brief or other papers or to appoint consultation
or conference or to mark refresher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.00

   (b)  on consultation or conference with counsel-
If half an hour or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.00
If over half an hour-per hour or part of an hour. . . . . . . 36.00
22     In Court or Chambers or before the Registrar for a hearing

without counsel-

   (a)  for each hour or part of an hour of the hearing. . . . . . 54.00

   (b)  for each hour or part of an hour when likely to be heard
but not heard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.00
23     In Court or Chambers or before the Registrar for a hearing with

counsel-

   (a)  for each hour or part of an hour of the attendance during
the hearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.00

   (b)  for each hour or part of an hour of the attendance when
likely to be heard but not heard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.00
If a person other than a solicitor attends in place of a
solicitor, the allowance shall not exceed two-thirds of the
allowance for an attendance by a solicitor.
24     To hear reserved judgment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12.00
25     On taxation of costs-


   (a)  ifa solicitor attends-per hour or part of an hour. . . . . 36.00

   (b)  if a clerk attends-per hour or part of an hour . . . . . . 9.00
26         At meeting of creditors or committee of creditors-per hour or

part of an hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.00
27               Tofile or deliver any documents or papers, to obtain an

appointment, to insert advertisements or other attendance of a
similar nature that does not involve theexercise of skill or
legal knowledge and is not otherwise provided for . . . . . . . . 9.00
28     To swear an affidavit or on deponent to be sworn. . . . . . . . . 9.00

29     Telephone attendance not exceeding 5 minutes. . . . . . . . . . . 4.20

30     Attendance not otherwise provided for-


   (a)  by a solicitor involving skill or legal knowledge-per
quarter-hour or part of a quarter- hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.00

   (b)  by a solicitor not involving skill or legal knowledge or
by a clerk-per quarter-hour or part of a quarter-hour . . . . . . 6.00
Letters, Circulars and Telegrams
31     Special letter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12.60
32     Ordinary letter (including letters between principal and agent) . 7.20

33     Letter-formal acknowledgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.20

34     Circular letter, after the first. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.40

35     Telegram, including attendance to lodge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.20

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