Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

FAMILY LAW REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1998 No. 39 - REG 2

2.1 After subregulation (8), insert:

"(9) Upon written notice to a Registrar, a person who has paid a hearing fee
is entitled to a refund of the fee if:

   (a)  notice that the hearing for which the fee was paid will not proceed is
        given to the Registrar:

        (i)    if the hearing date was fixed less than 20 working days before
               that date-at least 2 working days before that date; or

        (ii)   in any other case-at least 20 working days before the hearing
               date; and

   (b)  the hearing:

        (i)    does not proceed; or

        (ii)   is conducted only to formalise the making of final orders.".