Category	Item	Matter for which fee is payable		Fee ($)
Filing fees	1	Filing an application for leave to appeal		1,430
	2	Filing an interlocutory application,—
		(a) in the case of an application for a review of a Registrar’s decision		no fee
		(b) in any other case		520

Scheduling	3	Scheduling the hearing date for an appeal and hearing an appeal for the first day		1,300

Hearings	4	Hearing an appeal, for each half-day or part of a half-day after the first day		650

Administrative fees	5	Sealing an order or a judgment and providing, at the same time, any duplicate or certified copy of that order or judgment		65
	6	Copying a judgment,—
		(a) for the first copy that is provided to a party to the proceeding or that party’s counsel		no fee
		(b) where paragraph (a) does not apply		39
	7	Copying any document (other than a judgment),—
		(a) for the first copy of any part or parts of the court file, or any document relating to the appeal, that is provided to a party to the proceeding or that party’s counsel		no fee
		(b) where paragraph (a) does not apply,—
			(i) for each black and white page	0.30
			(ii) for each colour page	0.50
			(iii) for documents in electronic form	actual and reasonable costs

Nicola Purvis,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the regulations but is intended to indicate their general effect.

These regulations, which come into force on 1 July 2024, amend the Supreme Court Fees Regulations 2003 to increase fees relating to Supreme Court appeals. The fees include goods and services tax. They are being adjusted to reflect increases in the New Zealand Consumers Price Index since they were last updated.

Regulatory impact statement

The Ministry of Justice produced a regulatory impact statement on 11 April 2024 to help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this instrument.

A copy of this regulatory impact statement can be found at—

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 30 May 2024.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Justice.

Supreme Court Fees Amendment Regulations 2024