District Courts Fees Amendment Regulations 2025
District Courts Fees Amendment Regulations 2025
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District Courts Fees Amendment Regulations 2025
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District Courts Fees Amendment Regulations 2025
Cindy Kiro, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 19th day of May 2025
Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council
These regulations are made under section 230 of the District Court Act 2016 on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council.
Regulations
1 Title
These regulations are the District Courts Fees Amendment Regulations 2025.
2 Commencement
These regulations come into force on 1 July 2025.
3 Principal regulations
These regulations amend the District Courts Fees Regulations 2009.
4 Schedule 1 amended
In Schedule 1, fourth column, replace the amounts set out in the second column of the Schedule of these regulations with the corresponding amounts set out in the third column.
Schedule Schedule 1 amended
| Item amended | Old amount ($) | New amount ($) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item 1 | 260 | 269 | ||
| Item 2 | 65 | 67 | ||
| Item 3(c) | 325 | 337 | ||
| Item 4 | 234 | 243 | ||
| Item 5(a), (b), (c), and (e) | 98 | 102 | ||
| Item 6 | 260 | 269 | ||
| Item 7 | 117 | 121 | ||
| Item 9(a), (b), and (c) | 117 | 121 | ||
| Item 10(d) | 1,170 | 1,213 | ||
| Item 10A | 1,158 | 1,200 | ||
| Item 11 | 1,170 | 1,213 | ||
| Item 12 | 520 | 539 | ||
| Item 13 | 520 | 539 | ||
| Item 13A | 39 | 40 | ||
| Item 13B | 84 | 87 | ||
| Item 13C | 103 | 107 | ||
| Item 13D | 168 | 174 | ||
| Item 13E | 65 | 67 | ||
| Item 13F | 65 | 67 | ||
| Item 13G | 258 | 267 | ||
| Item 13H | 65 | 67 | ||
| Item 13I | 258 | 267 | ||
| Item 14 | 234 | 243 | ||
| Item 15 | 325 | 337 | ||
| Item 16 | 325 | 337 | ||
| Item 16A | 65 | 67 | ||
| Item 19A | 130 | 135 | ||
| Item 19B | 325 | 337 | ||
| Item 20 | 65 | 67 | ||
| Item 21 | 65 | 67 | ||
| Item 24(a) | 39 | 40 | ||
| Item 25(b) | 39 | 40 |
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 2025, amend the District Courts Fees Regulations 2009 to increase the fees payable in respect of civil proceedings in the District Court. The fees include goods and services tax.
The fees are being increased by an inflation adjustment of 3.65%, which is based on a weighted average of the Labour Cost Index and the Producers Price Index. The new fees are rounded to the nearest dollar.
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.
Date of notification in Gazette: 22 May 2025.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Justice.
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