Family law fees
Pursuant to section 2.13 of the Family Law (Fees) Regulation 2012, from 1 July 2020 the fee prescribed for each item of Schedule 1 to those Regulations will be the amount listed below.
| Item | Document or service | Family law fees | |
| 1 | Filing an application in proceedings for a divorce order in relation to a marriage or a decree of nullity of marriage, other than proceedings to which item 2 applies | (a) general fee | $1,320 |
| (b) reduced fee | $440 | ||
| 2 | Filing an application in proceedings for a divorce order: (a) commenced in a court mentioned in paragraph 10A(a) or (c) of the Family Law Regulations 1984; or (b) commenced in another court for transfer to a court mentioned in paragraph 10A(a) or (c) of those Regulations; or (c) commenced in the Federal Circuit Court | (a) general fee | $930 |
| (b) reduced fee | $305 | ||
| 3 | Filing an application in proceedings for a declaration about the validity of a marriage, a divorce or the annulment of a marriage | $1,320 | |
| 4 | Filing an application for final orders in eligible financial or parenting proceedings, other than an application under the Trans‑Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 | $360 | |
| 5 | Filing a response to an application for final orders in eligible financial or parenting proceedings | $360 | |
| 6 | Filing an application for a consent order | $170 | |
| 7 | Filing an appeal under section 94 or 94AAA of the Family Law Act, unless leave to appeal is required and the fee mentioned in item 8 has been paid | $1,410 | |
| 8 | Filing an application for leave to appeal under section 94 or 94AAA of the Family Law Act | $1,410 | |
| 9 | Filing of: (a) an interim order application; or (b) an application under the Trans‑Tasman Proceedings Act 2010, other than an application mentioned in item 10A | $125 | |
| 10 | Filing an application for both an order under Part VII of the Family Law Act and an order under any of the following: (a) Part VIII of that Act (other than a spousal maintenance order); (b) Part VIIIA of that Act; (c) Part VIIIAB of that Act (other than an order for the maintenance of a party to a de facto relationship) | $590 | |
| 10A | Filing an application to register a New Zealand judgement under the Trans‑Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 | $110 | |
| 11 | Setting down for hearing in proceedings for a divorce order, if defended, in relation to a marriage or a decree of nullity of marriage | (a) for hearing before a judge | $890 |
| (b) for hearing before a magistrate | $655 | ||
| 12 | Setting down for hearing in proceedings, if defended, for a declaration as to the validity of a marriage, a divorce or the annulment of a marriage | (a) for hearing before a judge | $890 |
| (b) for hearing before a magistrate | $655 | ||
| 13 | Setting down for hearing of an application for final orders, if defended, in eligible financial or parenting proceedings | (a) for hearing before a judge | $890 |
| (b) for hearing before a magistrate | $655 | ||
| 14 | Setting down for hearing in an appeal under section 96 of the Family Law Act from a decree of a court of summary jurisdiction | $890 | |
| 15 | Hearing in proceedings for a divorce order, if defended, in relation to a marriage or a decree of nullity of marriage—for each hearing day or part of a hearing day, other than the first hearing day | (a) for hearing before a judge | $890 |
| (b) for hearing before a magistrate | $655 | ||
| 16 | Hearing in proceedings, if defended, for a declaration as to the validity of a marriage, a divorce or the annulment of a marriage—for each hearing day, or part of a hearing day, other than the first hearing day | (a) for hearing before a judge | $890 |
| (b) for hearing before a magistrate | $655 | ||
| 17 | Hearing of an application for final orders, if defended, in eligible financial or parenting proceedings—for each hearing day or part of a hearing day, other than the first hearing day | (a) for hearing before a judge | $890 |
| (b) for hearing before a magistrate | $655 | ||
| 18 | Hearing in an appeal under section 96 of the Family Law Act from a decree of a court of summary jurisdiction—for each hearing day or part of a hearing day, other than the first hearing day | $890 | |
| 19 | For issuing a subpoena | $55 | |
| 20 | For a conciliation conference in proceedings for an order under Part VIII or VIIIAB of the Family Law Act | $410 |
Family Court Filing Fees and other Commonwealth Court filing fees
For more information regarding Commonwealth filing fees, see the Annual federal courts and tribunals fee https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2020G00465
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