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Set out below is a quick summary for the new financial year’s filing and search fees for various authorities. It is not a complete list but does cover many of the main items.
The figures are intended to be current as at 1 July. They will change in due course and several of them are likely to change from 1 January. The probate application fee in particular is set to increase dramatically from 1 January and although the Family Law Federal Circuit Court fees have not changed (the regulations were disallowed) an update may yet happen. [Update 23/7: The Family Law fees have gone up, at least for now as they Senate may disallow them again]
[Update 12/8: The saga continues. The Senate has disallowed the Family Law fees again and I have adjusted the list below accordingly. At this point it would be wise to check the court’s website immediately before filing in case there are further unplanned changes, although I do expect it will be a while before any further regulations are put through.]
| Probate | |
|---|---|
| Application fee | $1,114 |
| Caveat | $33.70 |
| Summons | $284 |
| State courts | |
| Supreme Court | $2,379 / $3,357 |
| District Court | $1,192 / $1,679 |
| Magistrates Court | $299 / $506 |
| Minor civil action | $138 |
| Bill of costs | $71.50 |
| Searches | $22.70 |
| Copies | $4.60 / $7.60 pp |
| Transcript | $15.40 pp |
| Federal Circuit Court – Family Law*** | |
| Divorce | $280 / $845 |
| Single application | $320 / $340 |
| Property and childrens application | $530 / $640 |
| Conciliation conference | $370 |
| Federal Circuit Court – Other | |
| General fee | $600 / $1,445 |
| Interlocutory fee | $350 / $870 |
| Bankruptcy application | $1,410 / $3,385 / etc. |
| Conciliation conference | $370 |
| Conveyancing | |
| General LTO fee | $155 |
| Substitute/new CT | $82 |
| Return of cancelled CT | $32.25 |
| Title search | $27.25 / $32.50 |
| Document image | $10 |
| Priority notice | $20 |
| SA Water certificate of charges | $17.50 |
| Special meter reading | $16.40 |
| Land tax certificate | $31.25 |
| ESL certificate | $14.90 |
| Section 7 fees | ($330.25 to $452.75) |
| Property interest report | $279 |
| Council search | $20 (urgent $30) |
| Council certificate of charges | $31.25 |
| Strata/Community title documents | $60 (plus $6 GST if applicable) |
| Community title by-laws | $46.50 |