FAMILY LAW RULES (AMENDMENT) 1988 NO. 16 

FAMILY LAW RULES (AMENDMENT) 1988 NO. 16 
- TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1. Basic composite amount-undefended dissolution proceedings  
2. Schedule 2  
3. Application  


1988 No. 16 FAMILY LAW RULES (AMENDMENT) - RULE 1
Basic composite amount-undefended dissolution proceedings


  1. Regulation 4 of Order 38 of the Family Law Rules is amended:
  (a)  by omitting from subparagraph (1) (a) (i) "$366" and substituting
"$377";
  (b)  by omitting from subparagraph (1) (a) (ii) "$260" and substituting
"$268";
  (c)  by omitting from subparagraph (1) (b) (i) "$450" and substituting
"$464"; and
  (d)  by omitting from subparagraph (1) (b) (ii) "$345" and substituting
"$356".


1988 No. 16 FAMILY LAW RULES (AMENDMENT) - RULE 2
Schedule 2


  2. Schedule 2 to the Family Law Rules is repealed and the following Schedule
substituted:
                                   SCHEDULE 2
                                                                Order 38, rule
3 
                                 SCALE OF COSTS
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-- Item No.  Matter in respect of which charge is made         Charge
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-- 
                                                            $
1         Drawing documents
            (a)  court documents  ......................... 21.00 per page
            (b)  other documents  .........................  7.20 per folio
2         Engrossing documents
            (a)  court documents  .........................  7.10 per page
            (b)  other documents  .........................  2.60 per folio
3         Drafting and typing
            (a)  short letter (up to one folio in length)    10.10
            (b)  circular letter (up to one folio in length)  4.20
            (c)  any other letter  ........................  8.50 per folio
4         Telephone attendance
            (a)  continuing up to 5 minutes  ..............  7.20
            (b)  continuing for more than 5 minutes  ......     At the rate
                                                                of $88.00 per
                                                                hour
5         Perusal of documents
            (a)  for each page  ...........................  9.90
            (b)  fewer than 30 folios  ....................  3.40 per folio
            (c)  30 or more folios  .......................     An amount at
                                                                the
discretion
                                                                of the taxing
                                                                officer
6         Scanning of documents (where perusal is not
          necessary)
            (a)  fewer than 10 pages  .....................  4.00 per page
            (b)  10 or more pages  ........................     An amount at
                                                                the
discretion
                                                                of the taxing
                                                                officer
7         Preparation of the appeal papers in a solicitor's
          office  .........................................     An amount at
                                                                the
discretion
                                                                of the taxing
                                                                officer
8         Photographic reproduction, carbon or other copy of
          a document                                         0.87 per page
9         Time reasonably spent by a solicitor on work
          requiring the skill of a solicitor, other than
          work referred to in item 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or
          10                                                    At the rate
of
                                                                $88.00 per
                                                                hour
10        Time reasonably spent by a solicitor on work other
          than work referred to in item 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
          8 or 9                                                At the rate
of
                                                                $47.00 per
hour
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1988 No. 16 FAMILY LAW RULES (AMENDMENT) - RULE 3
Application


  3. (1) The amendments effected by rule 1 apply in relation to proceedings
commenced on or after 3 March 1988 and, notwithstanding those amendments, the
provisions so amended continue to apply in relation to proceedings commenced
on or after 9 October 1987 and before 3 March 1988 as if those provisions had
not been amended.
  (2) The Schedule substituted by rule 2 applies in relation to work done and
services performed on or after 3 March 1988 and, notwithstanding its repeal,
the Schedule repealed by that rule continues to apply in relation to work done
and services performed on or after 2 February 1988 and before 3 March 1988.


- NOTES


1988 No. 16*1* FAMILY LAW RULES*2* (AMENDMENT)



*1* Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 24 February 1988.
*2* Statutory Rules 1984 No. 425 as amended to date. For previous amendments
see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1988 No. 9 and see also Statutory Rules 1988 No.
9.