Civil Procedure Regulation 2017 (2017-435) (NSW)

Civil Procedure Regulation 2017

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the Civil Procedure Regulation 2017.

2 Commencement This Regulation commences on 1 September 2017 and is required to be published on the NSW legislation website.

Note— This Regulation replaces the Civil Procedure Regulation 2012, which is repealed on 1 September 2017 by section 10 (2) of the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989.

3 Definitions (1) In this Regulation— corporation has the same meaning as in section 57A of the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth. fee unit—see Schedule 3, clause 2(1). grant of representation means a grant of probate, letters of administration or letters of administration with the will annexed. hearing allocation fee means a fee for allocating a date for the hearing of proceedings. hearing fee means a fee for the hearing of proceedings. the Act means the Civil Procedure Act 2005.

Note— The Act and the Interpretation Act 1987 contain definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Regulation. (2) Notes included in this Regulation do not form part of this Regulation.

Part 2 Fees generally

4 Fees payable in relation to court proceedings (1) This clause applies in relation to civil proceedings in the following courts— (a) the Supreme Court, (b) the Land and Environment Court, (c) the District Court, (d) the Local Court. (2) The fee that a person must pay in respect of a matter referred to in Column 1 of Schedule 1 is— (a) the fee specified in respect of that matter in Column 2 of that Schedule, or (b) if the person is a corporation or an incorporated partnership and a fee is specified in respect of that matter in Column 3 of that Schedule, the fee so specified.