Federal Court of Australia Regulations 2004

Fees payable from 1 July 2012

Filing and other fees prescribed in Schedule 1

Schedule Item No.	Document or Service	Fee	
1	Filing of a document by which a proceeding in the Court is commenced, except:
(a) a proceeding or application mentioned in item 2, 3, 4, 12 or 13; or 
(b) an appeal from a judgment of the Court or of another court; or
(c) an application for leave or special leave to appeal; or
(d) an incidental proceeding in the course of, or in connection with, a proceeding.              	Corporation: 
	2248.00	
		In any other case:	938.00	
2	Filing of an application under section 46PO or 46PP of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986.	54.00	
3	Filing of an application under section 539 of the Fair Work Act 2009 in either of the following circumstances:
(a) 	the applicant has been dismissed from employment in alleged contravention of Part 3-1 of that Act;
(b) 	the applicant alleges a breach of section 351 of that Act.	The fee prescribed for subsection 395(2) of that Act by the Fair Work Regulations 2009.

64.20	
4	Filing of an application under section 539 of the Fair Work Act 2009 if the applicant has been dismissed from employment in alleged contravention of section 772 of that Act	The fee prescribed for subsection 395(2) of that Act by the Fair Work Regulations 2009. 
				64.20	
5	Filing of an election petition under Schedule 4 to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission Act 1989. 		38.00	
6	Filing an affidavit or other document originating an application for leave or special leave to appeal.	Corporation:			2240.00	
		In any other case:	1263.00	
7	Filing of a notice of appeal instituting an appeal from a judgment of the Court or another court if no fee has been paid under item 6.	Corporation:		
	5599.00	
		In any other case:		3156.00	
8	Filing of a notice of appeal instituting an appeal from a decision of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.	Corporation:		
	5599.00	
		In any other case:		3156.00	
9	Filing of a notice of appeal in a proceeding in relation to which a fee has been paid under item 6.	Corporation:	3359.00	
		In any other case:	1894.00	
10	Filing of an application to review a decision of the Registrar under subsection 35A(5) of the Act.	Corporation:	916.00	
		In any other case:	458.00	
11	Filing of a notice of motion.	Corporation:	690.00	
		In any other case:	344.00	
12	Filing a document by which a proceeding in the Court under the Bankruptcy Act 1966 is commenced.	Corporation:	2082.00	
		In any other case:	869.00	
13	Filing of an application for an order for substituted service of a bankruptcy notice.	Corporation:	460.00	
		In any other case:	231.00	
14	Filing of a cross-claim.	Corporation:	2248.00	
		In any other case:	938.00	
15	Setting down for hearing a proceeding (including an application, appeal, cross-claim or cross-appeal) or an issue in question in a proceeding.	Corporation:	3746.00	
		In any other case:	1875.00	
16	For the hearing of an application (including a cross-claim) under subsection 35A(5) of the Act (review of exercise of power of the Registrar) – for each half day or part of a half day.	Corporation:	748.00	
		In any other case:	374.00	
17	For the hearing of an application (including a cross-claim) other than an application mentioned in item 16, an issue or question in such an application or an appeal (including a cross-appeal) – for 2nd, 3rd and 4th days , or part of a day.	Corporation:	1499.00	
		In any other case:	747.00	
18	For the hearing of an application (including a cross-claim) other than an application mentioned in item 16, an issue or question in such an application or an appeal (including a cross-appeal) – for the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th days, or part of a day.	Corporation:	2696.00	
		In any other case:	1243.00	
19	For the hearing of an application (including a cross-claim) other than an application mentioned in item 16, an issue or question in such an application or an appeal (including a cross-appeal) – for the 10th and subsequent days, or part of a day.	Corporation:	5320.00	
		In any other case:	2502.00	
20	On request, making of a copy or copies of a document or documents filed in, lodged with, or produced to, the Court (regardless of the number of documents to which the request relates).	For the request	3.00	
		For each page 
included in a copy
made in accordance 
with the request	1.00	
21	For each service or execution, or attempted service or execution, of process of the Court by an officer of the Court.	An amount equal to the amount of any expenses reasonably incurred by that officer in the service or execution, or attempted service or execution, of the process, together with a charge calculated at the hourly rate of salary payable to an officer for the time involved in the service or execution, or attempted service or execution	
22	For the seizure and sale of goods by an officer of the Court in the execution of the process of the Court (except in relation to a proceeding under the Admiralty Act 1988) (or for FMC) a Human Rights or Family Law proceeding).	816.00	
23	For issuing a subpoena to produce or give evidence.	77.00	
24	For taxation of a bill of costs in which the amount claimed in the bill is $10 000 or less.		890.00	
25	For taxation of a bill of costs in which the amount claimed in the bill is more than $10 000.	2137.00	
26	For mediation by a court officer – for the first attendance at the mediation.	Corporation	938.00	
		In any other case:	468.00	
27	On request, production of files of the Court relating to a proceeding or purported proceeding (unless the request is by, or on behalf of, a party to the proceeding or purported proceeding) for search and inspection.			37.00	
28	Reduced fee			100.00