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Civil jurisdiction forms and fees
Forms will need to be lodged with the appropriate fee, either in person, by post or via the online registry. Find out how to lodge a form or pay a fee.
Forms
Most forms for civil cases in the District Court are determined by the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005.-
The standard forms are located on the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (UCPR) website.
Many civil forms can be filed online via the Online Registry website.
There are also a select number of forms specific to the District Court.
District Court forms
- Civil Consent Orders - General List (Form 1, Practice Note 1) (PDF, 15.4 KB)
- Civil Consent Orders - General List (Form 1, Practice Note 1) (DOC, 46.0 KB)
- Order for Reference - Construction List (PDF, 50.3 KB)
- Order for Reference - Construction List (DOC, 55.0 KB)
Fees
These fees are effective from 1 July 2024 and are prescribed by the Civil Procedure Regulation 2017.
- Guidelines for Waiver, Remission and Postponement of fees (PDF, 117.4 KB)
- Guidelines for Waiver, Remission and Postponement of fees (DOC, 280.5 KB)
| Matter for which fee is payable |
Standard fee |
Corporation fee |
|---|---|---|
Item 1 Filing an originating process (other than an originating process referred to in item 2) |
$1,048 |
$2,098 |
Item 2 Filing an originating process in relation to an appeal |
$338 |
$675 |
Item 3 Allocating a date for hearing of the proceedings by a judge, a judge and jury or a judicial registrar |
$1,215 |
$2,430 |
Item 4 Filing a requisition for trial by jury |
$1,402 |
$2,804 |
Item 5 Retaining a jury after the first day of trial Note - The fees under this item are to be paid by the party requesting a jury for the trial. |
$635 per day |
$1,269 per day |
Item 6 Referring proceedings for arbitration under Division 2 of Part 5 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 |
$1037 |
N/A |
Item 7 Filing an application for an order for the rehearing of proceedings under Division 3 of Part 5 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 |
$793 |
$1,586 |
Item 8 Filing a notice of motion |
$172 |
$344 |
Item 9 Hearing of proceedings by one or more judges, for each day of hearing or part of a day of hearing: (see below) |
|
|
(a) on the 2nd, 3rd or 4th day |
$892 |
$1,785 |
| (b) on the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th or 9th day | $1254 |
$2,508 |
(c) on or after the 10th day |
$1,823 |
$3,646 |
Last updated:
01 Jul 2024
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