Planning and Environment Court fees

From 1 July 2022 fees are stated in fee regulations as fee units and not in dollars.

As at 1 July 2023, the value of a fee unit for court fees is $1.060 (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 there is only 1 party initiating the appeal and the party is an individual, or if there is more than 1 party initiating the appeal and they are all individuals

709.50

(b) otherwise

1405.00

Filing an originating application—Planning and Environment Court Rules 2010, rule 6—

 

(a) if there is only 1 applicant and the applicant is an individual, or if there is more than 1 applicant and all the applicants are individuals

        709.50

(b) otherwise

1405.00

Issuing a certificate on a final judgment, order, finding or decision

74.90

Filing a document (the first document), other than any subsequent document relating to the first document, for which no other fee is provided

107.70

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

2.90

(b) maximum fee for first copy

74.90

(c) additional copy—each page

0.70

(d) maximum fee for additional copy

31.50

Opening or keeping open the registry after hours

584.00

Searching the record in an appeal or other proceeding—for each name or file

27.90

Attending a view—

 

(a) for each hour or part of an hour

124.10

(b) but not more than, for each day

621.10

Making an appointment for assessment of a costs statement

124.10

Assessing a costs statement—for each $100 or part of $100 allowed

14.95