Forms and fees - Criminal jurisdiction
Forms
Forms used in this jurisdiction are included in the table below. Where there is no specific form available, refer to
District Court Rules 1973 Part 47 Rule 2 s 2.
Fees
Defendants generally do not have to pay court fees. Some fees may apply to appeals to the district court from local court summary offence matters. Where a fee applies, the court registrar may decide to waive, postpone, or refund a fee, if certain circumstances apply.
For more information, see the
Criminal Procedure Regulation 2017, and s 307 of the
Criminal Procedure Act 1986.
These fees are effective from
11 July 2019 and are prescribed by Schedule 2 of the
Criminal Procedure Regulation 2017.
Download a copy of the
Guidelines for Waiver, Remission and Postponement of fees [PDF 46kb] [DOC 59kb]
| 3 | Filing an application to commence summary proceedings brought in the District Court, other than proceedings brought by the secretary of an industrial organisation of employees | $1,922
|
5(a)
| Filing a notice of appeal to the District Court under Part 3 of the
Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001,
in relation to a single offence - Download a copy of the Notice of Appeal to the District Court [PDF 32kb] [DOC 81kb] | $119
|
5(b)
| Filing a notice of appeal to the District Court under Part 3 of the
Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001,
in relation to more than 1 offence arising from the same court appearance - Download a copy of the Notice of Appeal to the District Court [PDF 32kb] [DOC 81kb] | $186
|
| 5(a) | Filing an application for leave to appeal, to the District Court under Part 3 of the
Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001,
in relation to a single offence - Download a copy of the Application for Leave to Appeal to the District Court [PDF 52kb] [DOC 33kb] | $119
|
| 5(b) | Filing an application for leave to appeal, to the District Court under Part 3 of the
Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001,
in relation to more than 1 offence arising from the same court appearance - Download a copy of the Application for Leave to Appeal to the District Court [PDF 52kb] [DOC 33kb] | $186
|
| 7 | To issue a certificate of conviction or dismissal | $62
|
| 8(a) | Retrieving, providing access to and furnishing a copy of any document (otherwise than as provided for by items 8 and 10),
for up to 20 pages | $13 |
| 8(b) | Retrieving, providing access to and furnishing a copy of any document (otherwise than as provided for by items 8 and 10),
for each 10 pages (or part thereof) after the first 20 pages | $7 |
| 9(a) | Retrieving and providing access to, but not furnishing a copy of, any file or box of files, where the file or box of files is retrieved from
the
Government Records Repository or any other off-site storage facility
standard retrieval request | $83 per file or box of files |
| 9(b) | Retrieving and providing access to, but not furnishing a copy of, any file or box of files, where the file or box of files is retrieved from
the
Government Records Repository or any other off-site storage facility
non-standard retrieval request (including an urgent, high or after hours priority retrieval request or a retrieval request for delivery to or from a regional location outside the Sydney metropolitan area)
| Such additional fee incurred by a court |