Western Australian Consolidated Acts

DISTRICT COURT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA ACT 1969 - SECT 89A

89A .         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;

            (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 a District Court judge in a summary way.

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

        [Section 89A inserted by No. 59 of 2004 s. 84; amended by No. 77 of 2006 s. 4.]