Forms and fees - Civil jurisdiction
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.
Fees
These fees are effective from
11 July 2019 and are prescribed by the
Civil Procedure Regulation 2017.
Download a copy of the
Guidelines for Waiver, Remission and Postponement of fees
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1 | Filing an originating process (other than an originating process referred to in item 2) | $693 | $1,386 |
2 | Filing an originating process in relation to an appeal | $286 | $572 |
3 | Allocating a date for hearing of the proceedings by a judge, a judge and jury or a judicial registrar | $741 | $1,481 |
4 | Filing a requisition for trial by jury | $1,185 | $2,371 |
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. | $537 per day | $1074 per day |
6 | Referring proceedings for arbitration under Division 2 of Part 5 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 | $877 | N/A |
7 | Filing an application for an order for the rehearing of proceedings under Division 3 of Part 5 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005 | $671 | $1,341 |
8 | Filing a notice of motion | $90 | $179 |
| 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 | $433
| $867
|
| | (b) on the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th or 9th day | $759
| $1518
|