Planning and Environment Court fees
Our fees and charges typically increase on 1 July each year. On 1 July 2025, our fees and charges were increased to 3.4 per cent in line with the Government’s indexation policy. You can contact us to find out details about specific fees, charges or prices.
From 1 July 2022 fees are stated in fee regulations as fee units and not in dollars.
The current value of a fee unit for court fees is $1.096 (see s2 of the Acts Interpretation (Fee Unit) Regulation 2022 and s48B of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954). Please note the rounding rules that apply under s48C of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954.
See the Uniform Civil Procedure (Fees) Regulation 2019, Schedule 3, for details of the fee units and rounding rules.
To assist parties the fees applicable to the Planning and Environment Court are listed below at the relevant dollar ($) amount. These fees take into account the fee unit and any necessary rounding.
| Task | Fee ($) |
Filing a notice of appeal— | |
(a) if the party, or each party, starting the appeal is an individual | 733.60 |
(b) otherwise | 1,452.00 |
Filing an originating application under the Planning and Environment Court Rules 2018, rule 6 | |
(a) if the applicant, or each applicant, is an individual | 733.60 |
(b) otherwise | 1,452.00 |
Issuing a certificate on a final judgment, order, finding or decision | 77.45 |
Filing a document (the first document), other than any subsequent document relating to the first document, for which no other fee is provided | 111.40 |
Issuing a copy of a record of the court, a document or exhibit filed in the registry or reasons for judgment | |
(a) first copy—each page | 3.00 |
(b) maximum fee for first copy | 82.25 |
(c) additional copy—each page | 0.70 |
(d) maximum fee for additional copy | 32.55 |
Opening, or keeping open, the registry between 4.30p.m. and 8.30a.m. or on a Saturday, Sunday or court holiday | 603.80 |
Searching the record in an appeal or other proceeding—for each name or file | 28.80 |
Attending a view— | |
(a) for each hour or part of an hour | 128.30 |
(b) maximum fee for a day | 642.10 |
Making an appointment for assessment of a costs statement by an assessing registrar | 128.30 |
Assessment by an assessing registrar of a costs statement—for each $100 or part of $100 allowed | 15.45 |