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Solomon Islands Courts (Civil Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2010

SOLOMON ISLANDS

CONSTITUTION

SOLOMON ISLANDS COURTS (CIVIL PROCEDURE)
(AMENDMENT) RULES 2010


These Rules are made -

(a) pursuant to section 90 of the Constitution by the Rules Committee; and

(b) pursuant to section 76 of the Magistrate's Courts Act (Cap.20), section 115 of the Bankruptcy Act (Cap.3), and section 5 of the Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act (Cap. 13) by the Chief Justice -


Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Solomon Islands Courts (Civil Procedure) (Amendment) Rules 2010, and commence on the date upon which they are approved by Parliament, pursuant to section 90 of the Constitution.

Schedule 1 replaced

2. The Solomon Islands Courts (Civil Procedure) Rules 2007 are amended by revoking Schedule 1 and substituting the following Schedule 1 set out in these Rules.

Application

3. These Rules apply to any fees paid after the commencement of these Rules.

Revocation

4. (1) The High Court Fees Rules 2003 are revoked.

(2) The court fees prescribed in the High Court (Civil Procedure) Rules 1964 and Magistrates' Courts (Civil Procedure) Rules 1969 are repealed and replaced with the fees set out in Schedule I set out in these Rules.

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"Schedule I
(Rule 20.6)

FEES PAYABLE IN THE REGISTRY

Item
Description of fee
High Court
Magistrate's Courts
Starting Proceedings




1.
Application for divorce, adoption, probate and any other proceedings dealing solely with family matters.
$85
$35
2.
Application for registration of a foreign judgment.
$1700
Not in jurisdiction
3.
Application not for a money judgment or the delivery of goods or where the claim does not exceed $500.

$395

$35
4
Application or counterclaim where the claim exceeds $500 and does not exceed $2,000
$395
$70
5
Application or counterclaim where claim exceeds $2,000 and does not exceed $10,000.
$395
$115
6
Application or counterclaim where the claim exceeds $10,000 and does not exceed $25,000.
$790
$250
7
Application or counterclaim where the claim exceeds $25,000 and does not exceed $50,000.
$510
$400
8
Application or counterclaim where the claim exceeds$50,000 and does not exceed$100,000.
$790
$400
9
Application or counterclaim where the claim exceeds $100,000 and does not exceed $500,000






10
Application or counterclaim
where the claim exceeds
$500,000
$1700
$400
11
National Parliamentary electoral petitions
$2000
Not in jurisdiction
12
Other electoral petitions
$850
Not in jurisdiction
13
Creditors petition
$1150
Not in jurisdiction
14
Bankruptcy notice
$350
Not in jurisdiction
15
Debtors petition
No fee
Not in jurisdiction
16
Application under the
Companies Act
$1700
Not in jurisdiction
17
Filing an application to renew
an application/claim
$280

$70
Appeals




18
Application in a else to review
a decision of a registrar
$225
Not in jurisdiction
19
Appeal from the decision of a Magistrate's Court or tribunal
$680
Not in jurisdiction
20
Appeal under the Land & Titles Act
$850
Not in jurisdiction
Interlocutory Applications




21
Application in a case where consent orders, or other orders not requiring attendance at court, are sought; or any application in a case concerning a child or children.
Free
Free
22
Application in a case seeking an injunction, seizing order or freezing order or similar order.
$500
$55
23
Application or application in a case returnable before the registrar.
$85
Not in jurisdiction
24
Any other application in a case, including an application issued before proceedings are commenced by application.
$150
$35
25
Summons
$85
$30
26
Trial fee to be paid within 14 days after the day on which a date for hearing is first fixed by the court - for each day allocated by the court.
$170
Free
27
Assessment of costs by a registrar
5% of amount claimed for costs
Not in jurisdiction
28
Enforcement order for judgment debt less than $25,000.
$55
$55
28
Enforcement order for judgment debt more than $25,000 and less than $50,000
$85
$85
30
Enforcement order for judgement debt more than $50,000 and less than $100,000. debt more than $100,000
$110
Not in jurisdiction
31
Enforcement order for judgement debt more than $100,000.
$140
Not in jurisdiction
32
Sheriff's fees payable on execution of an enforcement order.
Reasonable actual costs of execution, including travel, accommodation, sustenance, advertising, storage, auction, transport and all other associated disbursements plus 5% of the net amount recovered after deduction of costs of execution.
Reasonable costs of execution, including travel, accommodation, sustenance, advertising, storage, auction, transport and all other associated disbursement plus 5% of the net amount plus amount recovered after deduction of costs of execution
33
Service by the Sheriff within the limits of Honiara town
$115
S15
34
Service by the Sheriff in any other place
$395 and costs
of travel and
subsistence
$115 and costs of travel and subsistence
35
Typing - first page
$115
$115
36
Typing - second and later pages
$30
$30
37
Certification of any copy document (in addition to typing or copy fees)
$20
$20
38.
Copying - by photocopy or other means, per page
$15
$15"


DATED AT HONIARA this thirtieth day of October 2009

JUSTICE EDWIN GOLDSBROUGH
President of the Court of Appeal (AG)

SIR ALBERT R PALMER
CHIEF JUSTICE

MR GABRIEL SURI
ATTORNEY GENERAL


APPROVED by Parliament this twenty-second day of March, 2010.



Taeasi Sanga (Mrs)
Clerk to National Parliament
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