Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1984 No. 23 BANKRUPTCY RULES (AMENDMENT) - RULE 4

4. Schedule 3 to the Bankruptcy Rules is repealed and the following Schedule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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00
 2          For petition, including affidavit verifying petition, or to

oppose petition (not including, where applicable, any special
affidavit in support) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.50
 3      To make or oppose an application to the Court . . . . . . . . . 30.00

 4               To make or oppose an application in Chambers or for an

examination before the Registrar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00
 5      For special affidavit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.00

 6          For case for opinion of counsel or for counsel to advise on

evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37.50
 7      For brief for counsel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.50

 8      For statement of affairs, including affidavit verifying . . . . 67.50

 9      For a necessary document not otherwise provided for . . . . . . 18.00

Drawing
10        A necessary document (other than a document specified in item

11 or 12)-perfolio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00
11         A necessary document comprising a printed form-per folio not

printed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19.50
If more than 6 folios-for each folio or part of a folio in
excess of 6 folios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00
Copies
13      Carbon copy-per folio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.80

14      Photographic or machine made copy-per page  . . . . . . . . . . 0.60

Engrossing
15               Of necessary documents for which no other provision is

made-per folio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.50
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.30
If more than 7 folios-per folio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.50
17      Depositions, reports, exhibits, accounts, bills of costs,

deeds or documents not otherwise provided for-
If 15 folios or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.30
If more than 15 folios-per folio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.80
Service
18        Personal service of any document of which personal service is

required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.00
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  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.30

20      Service by post . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.30

Attendances
21      On counsel-


   (a)  with a brief or other papers or to appoint consultation
or conference or to mark refresher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.30

   (b)  on consultation or conference with counsel-
If half an hour or less . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.00
If over half an hour-per hour or part of an hour . . . . . 45.00
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 . . . . 67.50

   (b)  for each hour or part of an hour when likely to be
heard but not heard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67.50
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00

   (b)  for each hour or part of an hour of the attendance when
likely to be heard but not heard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00

25      On taxation of costs-


   (a)  if a solicitor attends-per hour or part of an hour. . . . 45.00

   (b)  if a clerk attends-per hour or part of an hour. . . . . . 11.30
26      At meeting of creditors or committee of creditors-per hour or part

of an hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00
27      To file or deliver any documents or papers, to obtain an appointment

to insert advertisements, or other attendance of a similar nature that
does not involve the exercise of skill or legal knowledge and is not
otherwise provided for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11.30
28      To swear an affidavit or on deponent to be sworn. . . . . . . . 11.30

29      Telephone attendance not exceeding 5 minutes. . . . . . . . . . 5.30

30      Attendance not otherwise provided for-


   (a)  by a solicitor involving skill or legal knowledge-per quarter
hour or part of a quarter-hour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.00

   (b)  by a solicitor not involving skill or legal knowledge or by a
clerk-per quarter-hour or part of a quarter-hour . . . . . . . . 7.50
Letters, Circulars and Telegrams
31      Special letter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.80

32      Ordinary letter (including letters between principal and agent) 9.00

33      Letter-formal acknowledgement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.30

34      Circular letter, after the first  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.00

35      Telegram, including attendance to lodge . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.00

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