Western Australian Consolidated Acts

MAGISTRATES COURT ACT 2004 - SECT 42

42 .         Fees, regulations may prescribe etc.

        (1)         Without limiting section 41, regulations may provide for or prescribe the fees to be paid in respect of or in connection with any case in the Court’s civil or criminal jurisdiction.

        (2)         Without limiting subsection (1), regulations may provide for or prescribe the fees to be paid —

            (a)         when commencing a case in the Court;

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

            (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.

        (3)         Regulations made under this section must not relate to fees for or about which regulations may be made under the Civil Judgments Enforcement Act 2004 .

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

        [Section 42 amended by No. 77 of 2006 s. 4.]