Land and Environment Court of NSW

Schedule of court fees


Initiating Process Standard Corporation

1

Filing an originating process in Class 1 of the Court's jurisdiction (other than an originating process referred to in item 2)

 $1,151

$2,303

2

Filing an originating process in Class 1 of the Court's jurisdiction under section 8.7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 where the matter relates to a development application or to a building application, and where the value of the development or building:



(a) is less than $500,000

$1,151

$2,303

(b) is $500,000 or more but less than $1,000,000

$5,258

$6,985

(c) is $1,000,000 or more

$6,569

$8,725

3

Filing an originating process in Class 2 of the Court's jurisdiction (Other than an originating process referred to in item 4)

$1,151

$2,303

4

Filing an originating process in Class 2 of the Court's jurisdiction where the matter relates to an application under the Trees (Disputes Between Neighbours) Act 2006

$299

$599

5

Filing an originating process in Class 3 of the Court's jurisdiction (other than an originating process referred to in item 6 or 7)

$1,151

$2,303

6

Filing an originating process in Class 3 of the Court's jurisdiction where the matter relates to an appeal or objection against a valuation of land, and where the value of the land, as determined by the respondent valuing authority:



(a) is less than $500,000

$405

$809

(b) is $500,000 or more but less than $1,000,000

$635

$1,269

(c) is $1,000,000 or more

$1,151

$2,303

7

Filing an originating process in Class 3 of the Court's jurisdiction where the matter relates to a claim for compensation for the compulsory acquisition of land, as referred to in section 24 of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979, and where the amount offered as compensation by the resuming or constructing authority:



(a) is less than $500,000

$1,151

$2,303

(b) is $500,000 or more but less than $1,000,000

$5,258

$6,985

(c) is $1,000,000 or more

$6,569

$8,725

8

Filing an originating process in Class 4 of the Court's jurisdiction

$1,151

$2,303

9

Filing an application under Chapter 4 of the Criminal Procedure Act 1986 to commence proceedings to which Part 5 of that Chapter applies, being proceedings in the Land and Environment Court (Class 5 of the Court's jurisdiction)

$1,151


10

Filing a notice of appeal, or an application for leave to appeal, to the Land and Environment Court under Part 4 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (Class 6 or Class 7 of the Court's jurisdiction)

$1,151


11

Filing an originating process in Class 8 of the Court's jurisdiction where the matter relates to small-title within the meaning of the Mining Act 1992

$299

$599

​12 Filing an originating process in Class 8 of the Court's jurisdiction (other than an originating process referred to in item 11) ​$1,151
$2,303

13

Filing a process to commence an appeal to the Court under section 56A of the Land and Environment Court Act 1979

$2,675

$5,350

14

Filing a notice of motion (Classes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8 only)

$267

$534


Documents

15

Issuing a subpoena (for production, to give evidence, or both) (Classes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 8 only) 

$126

$252

16

Receipt by the registrar of a document or thing produced in compliance with a notice to produce under Part 34 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

$126

$252

16A Request to the Registrar to issue a notice to produce under Part 34 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 $126 $252

17

Filing or registering a copy or certificate of a judgment, order, determination, decree, adjudication or award of any other court or person under section 133 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005

$113

$226

​18 Issuing a certificate of conviction or dismissal (Classes 5, 6 and 7)​ $74

Copies

19

Furnishing one or more sealed or certified copies of a judgment or order, or of the written opinion or reasons for opinion of any judicial or other officer of the court

$74


20

Retrieving, providing access to and furnishing a copy of any document (otherwise than as provided for by item 19, 22 and 23)


$15.00, plus $8.00 for each 10 pages (or part of 10 pages) after the first 20 pages


21

Supplying a duplicate recording of sound-recorded evidence--per disc

$64


22

Supplying a transcript of any proceedings:




(a) where the matter being transcribed is under 3 months old


$110, plus an additional $13 for each page after the first 8 pages



(b) where the matter being transcribed is 3 months old or older


$134, plus an additional $15 for each page after the first 8 pages



File retrieval

23

Retrieving and providing access to, but not furnishing a copy of, any file or box of files, where the file or box of files is retrieved from an off-site storage facility:




(a) standard retrieval request


$98 per file or box of files



(b) non-standard retrieval request


The additional fee incurred by the court


23A Determination by the registrar whether access should be permitted for retrieving and providing access to, but not furnishing a copy of, any file or box of files, where the file or box of files is retrieved from an off-site storage facility $53 $106

Other

24

Requesting production to the court of documents held by another court

$74

$148

​25 ​Conducting a civil litigation search (for each name searched) ​$53
​$106

​26 ​Amending on the NSW Online Registry website any document (for each document amended) ​$22

27

Providing any service for which a fee is not otherwise imposed by this Schedule

$53

$106

After Hours

28

Opening, or keeping open, the registry or part of the registry:

(a) on a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday; or

(b) on any other day before 8.30 am or after 4.30 pm

$903

$1,806

* Corporation fees apply to: Local Government, councils, companies Inc, Pty Ltd, cooperatives, medical funds, permanent trustees, universities, unincorporated associations, religious organisations, private schools, private hospitals, Local Area health networks, charities. Under clause 4(4) of the Civil Procedure Regulation 2017 an individual rate may be applied if income is less than $200,000.00 per annum. Evidence must be provided & an application approved. Where there are multiple parties and one of the parties is a corporation then the corporation or organisation fee will apply. Sole traders are charged the individual rate.

Last updated:

01 Jul 2024

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