Western Australian Consolidated Acts

SUPREME COURT ACT 1935 - SECT 171

171 .         Fees, regulations may prescribe

        (1)         The Governor may make regulations providing for or prescribing the fees to be paid —

            (a)         when commencing a cause or matter;

            (b)         when entering a cause or matter for trial or at any other stage of proceedings in a cause or matter;

            (c)         when lodging a document with the Court or depositing a will or instrument under section 44 of the Wills Act 1970 ;

            (d)         for the issue of any document by the Court;

            (e)         for the service of any document;

            (f)         in respect of the conduct of the business of any office of or connected with the Court; and

            (g)         for the carrying out of any order or warrant of the Court.

        (2)         Without limiting subsection (1), regulations may prescribe the fees and expenses to be paid to mediators and experts.

        (3)         If a question arises as to the fee payable or applicable in a particular case, the question is to be decided by the Principal Registrar.

        (4)         A person affected by a decision of the Principal Registrar made under subsection (3) may have it reviewed by the Court in a summary way.

        (5)         All fees received by the Court are to be credited to the Consolidated Account.

        [Section 171 inserted by No. 59 of 2004 s. 127; amended by No. 77 of 2006 s. 4; No. 27 of 2007 s. 25.]

        [Heading inserted by No. 84 of 2004 s. 70.]