Family Law (Fees) Amendment (2015 Measures No. 1) Regulation 2015
 
Select Legislative Instrument No. 114, 2015
I, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Ret’d), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulation.
Dated 09 July 2015
Peter Cosgrove
Governor‑General
By His Excellency’s Command
Warren Truss
Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development
for the Attorney‑General
 
  
  
Contents
1............ Name................................................................................................... 1
2............ Commencement................................................................................... 1
3............ Authority............................................................................................. 1
4............ Schedules............................................................................................ 1
Schedule 1—Amendments                                                                                                2
Part 1—Main amendments                                                                                         2
Family Law (Fees) Regulation 2012                                                                        2
Part 2—Application of amendments                                                                     6
Family Law (Fees) Regulation 2012                                                                        6
 
1  Name
                   This is the Family Law (Fees) Amendment (2015 Measures No. 1) Regulation 2015.
2  Commencement
             (1)  Each provision of this instrument specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.
 
Commencement information

Column 1
Column 2
Column 3

Provisions
Commencement
Date/Details

1.  The whole of this instrument
The day after this instrument is registered.
 

Note:          This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.
             (2)  Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.
3  Authority
                   This instrument is made under the following Acts:
                     (a)  the Family Law Act 1975;
                     (b)  the Federal Circuit Court of Australia Act 1999.
4  Schedules
                   Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.
Schedule 1—Amendments
Part 1—Main amendments
Family Law (Fees) Regulation 2012
1  Section 1.03 (definition of filing fee)
Omit “10A”, substitute “10B”.
2  Section 1.03 (definition of magistrate)
Repeal the definition.
3  At the end of section 1.04
Add:
Note 3:       See also Part 3 for other transitional provisions.
4  Subsection 2.13(1)
Omit “1 July 2014”, substitute “1 July 2016”.
5  Subsections 2.13(2), (5) and (6)
Repeal the subsections.
6  Subsection 2.13(7) (heading)
Repeal the heading.
7  Schedule 1
Repeal the Schedule, substitute:
Schedule 1—Fees
Note:       See section 2.02.
  
  
1  Fees
                   The following table sets out fees payable for:
                     (a)  the filing of a document; or
                     (b)  certain services provided in relation to a proceeding.
 
Fees

Item
Document or service
Fee

1
Filing an application in proceedings for a divorce order in relation to a marriage or a decree of nullity of marriage, other than proceedings to which item 2 applies
(a) general fee—$1 200
(b) reduced fee—$395

2
Filing an application in proceedings for a divorce order:
(a) commenced in a court mentioned in paragraph 10A(a) or (c) of the Family Law Regulations 1984; or
(b) commenced in another court for transfer to a court mentioned in paragraph 10A(a) or (c) of those Regulations; or
(c) commenced in the Federal Circuit Court
(a) general fee—$1 200
(b) reduced fee—$280

3
Filing an application in proceedings for a declaration about the validity of a marriage, a divorce or the annulment of a marriage
$1 320

4
Filing an application for final orders in eligible financial or parenting proceedings, other than an application under the Trans‑Tasman Proceedings Act 2010
$355

5
Filing a response to an application for final orders in eligible financial or parenting proceedings
$355

6
Filing an application for a consent order
$240

7
Filing an appeal under section 94 or 94AAA of the Family Law Act, unless leave to appeal is required and the fee mentioned in item 8 has been paid
$1 405

8
Filing an application for leave to appeal under section 94 or 94AAA of the Family Law Act
$1 405

9
Filing:
(a) an interim order application; or
(b) an application under the Trans‑Tasman Proceedings Act 2010, other than an application mentioned in item 10A
$125

10
Filing an application for both an order under Part VII of the Family Law Act and an order under any of the following:
(a) Part VIII of that Act (other than a spousal maintenance order);
(b) Part VIIIA of that Act;
(c) Part VIIIAB of that Act (other than an order for the maintenance of a party to a de facto relationship)
$590

10A
Filing an application to register a New Zealand judgment under the Trans‑Tasman Proceedings Act 2010
$110

10B
Filing an amendment of:
(a) an application mentioned in item 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 or 10; or
(b) a response mentioned in item 5; or
(c) a subpoena
$125

11
Setting down for hearing in proceedings for a divorce order, if defended, in relation to a marriage or a decree of nullity of marriage
(a) for hearing before a Judge of a Family Court—$890
(b) for hearing before a Judge of the Federal Circuit Court—$655
(c) for hearing before a magistrate—$655

12
Setting down for hearing in proceedings, if defended, for a declaration as to the validity of a marriage, a divorce or the annulment of a marriage
(a) for hearing before a Judge of a Family Court—$890
(b) for hearing before a Judge of the Federal Circuit Court—$655
(c) for hearing before a magistrate—$655

13
Setting down for hearing of an application for final orders, if defended, in eligible financial or parenting proceedings
(a) for hearing before a Judge of a Family Court—$890
(b) for hearing before a Judge of the Federal Circuit Court—$655
(c) for hearing before a magistrate—$655

14
Setting down for hearing in an appeal under section 96 of the Family Law Act from a decree of a court of summary jurisdiction
$890

15
Hearing in proceedings for a divorce order, if defended, in relation to a marriage or a decree of nullity of marriage—for each hearing day or part of a hearing day, other than the first hearing day
(a) for hearing before a Judge of a Family Court—$890
(b) for hearing before a Judge of the Federal Circuit Court—$655
(c) for hearing before a magistrate—$655

16
Hearing in proceedings, if defended, for a declaration as to the validity of a marriage, a divorce or the annulment of a marriage—for each hearing day, or part of a hearing day, other than the first hearing day
(a) for hearing before a Judge of a Family Court—$890
(b) for hearing before a Judge of the Federal Circuit Court—$655
(c) for hearing before a magistrate—$655

17
Hearing of an application for final orders, if defended, in eligible financial or parenting proceedings—for each hearing day or part of a hearing day, other than the first hearing day
(a) for hearing before a Judge of a Family Court—$890
(b) for hearing before a Judge of the Federal Circuit Court—$655
(c) for hearing before a magistrate—$655

18
Hearing in an appeal under section 96 of the Family Law Act from a decree of a court of summary jurisdiction—for each hearing day or part of a hearing day, other than the first hearing day
$890

19
For issuing a subpoena
$125

20
For a conciliation conference in proceedings for an order under Part VIII or VIIIAB of the Family Law Act
$415

Note:       The fees mentioned in this Schedule are subject to increase under section 2.13.
Part 2—Application of amendments
Family Law (Fees) Regulation 2012
8  After Part 2
Insert:
Part 3—Transitional provisions
  
3.01  Transitional provisions relating to the Family Law (Fees) Amendment (2015 Measures No. 1) Regulation 2015
                   The amendments made by Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Family Law (Fees) Amendment (2015 Measures No. 1) Regulation 2015 (the amending regulation) apply in relation to the liability of a person to pay any of the following fees:
                     (a)  a filing fee for filing a document after the commencement of the amending regulation;
                     (b)  a setting down fee for a hearing if the hearing day is fixed after the commencement of the amending regulation;
                     (c)  a hearing fee for a day, or a part of a day, if the day (or part of the day) is fixed after the commencement of the amending regulation;
                     (d)  a conciliation conference fee for a conference the date for which is fixed after the commencement of the amending regulation;
                     (e)  any other fee under this regulation for a service that is provided in relation to a proceeding after the commencement of the amending regulation.