✨ Magistrates' Courts Fees
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 30
APPENDIX D.
FEES.
TABLE of FEES to be taken in respect of Proceedings under “The Magistrates’ Courts Act, 1908.”
| Any Amount or where no Amount claimed. | Not exceeding $5. | Not exceeding $10. | Not exceeding $20. | Not exceeding $50. | Not exceeding $100. | Not exceeding $150. | Not exceeding $200. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entering plaint, filing plaint-note, issuing summons, and service within two miles | s. d. | s. | s. | s. | s. | s. | s. | s. |
| .. | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 | |
| Entering plaint, filing plaint-note, issuing summons, and service within two miles, when application received by post (extra) | 1 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Each additional summons and service when more than one defendant | 3 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Reissue of summons under section 77, and service of same within two miles | 3 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Issue of new summons under section 98, and service within two miles | 5 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hearing and judgment (either first or subsequent hearing) .. | .. | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
| Hearing and judgment, if no amount claimed .. | 3 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Judgment on confession, by consent (including filing or lodging of same) or by default (where no witness is sworn) | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Interlocutory summons, and service within two miles | 3 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Summons to a witness in any proceeding under the Act .. | 2 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Interpleader summons, and service within two miles, for each summons | 3 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Filing notice of counterclaim (on amount of counterclaim) .. | .. | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Filing notice of amended claim or counterclaim .. | 2 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Adjournment of hearing or of examination of witnesses on application of party, by consent, or by Court, if Court orders payment of fee | .. | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Application for examination of witnesses, and service of notice within two miles | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Extra notice and service on additional party, for each party | 3 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Examination of witnesses under section 87, for each witness examined | 3 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Certificate of costs allowed under section 89 .. | 1 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Examination of judgment debtor or of sub-debtor on application for attachment of debts | 3 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hearing application for rehearing .. | 2 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Filing agreement to give jurisdiction, or agreement not to appeal | 2 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Order for reinstatement under section 95, or for new hearing under section 96 | 2 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Order for rehearing of action under section 150 .. | .. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| Order for rehearing of interlocutory proceeding under section 150 | 2 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Order for production of documents .. | 3 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Order on interpleader summons, to include hearing (on the value of goods claimed) | .. | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
| Order of reference to arbitration .. | 5 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Order giving leave to appeal .. | 5 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Any order not otherwise mentioned, and all extra duplicates, each | 2 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| [NOTE.—The fee for any document includes one duplicate.] | ||||||||
| Certified copy of any judgment or order .. | 2 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Every application to the Court not otherwise mentioned .. | 2 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Swearing and filing affidavit (except affidavits of service) .. | 1 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Filing any notice or document not otherwise mentioned, or entering any memorandum in respect to any case | 1 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Warrant of distress, or to seize specific goods, and execution, within two miles (on amount for which execution issued) | .. | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Writ of arrest, and execution, within two miles .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| Warrant of committal, and execution, within two miles .. | .. | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 20 |
| For search in any one action .. | 1 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| For general search .. | 3 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Settling case for appeal, not exceeding five folios (1s. each additional folio) of seventy-two words | 10 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Copy of Magistrate’s notes, each folio of seventy-two words | 0 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Copy of any document, each folio of seventy-two words .. | 0 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| On giving security by bond or deposit under sections 140, 153, 178, or otherwise | .. | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Entering plaint and filing plaint-note for recovery of tenement, summons, and service within two miles, if amount claimed | .. | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
| Same, if no amount claimed .. | 8 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Warrant for delivery of tenements, and execution, within two miles | 6 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Information and request of landlord under section 171 .. | 5 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Warrant to view, and view thereunder .. | 3 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Notice to affix .. | 1 0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
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