Details on each fee set by act, regulation or fees notice

This section provides detailed information on each fee that the Department of Justice had the authority to set in 2020–21 and that was set by any of the following:

Fee grouping

Family Law

Fee

Fee to process garnishment under Part II of Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act (FOAEAA)

Fee-setting authority

Year fee-setting authority was introduced

1994

Last year fee‑setting authority was amended

The FOAEAA Fee structure set out in the Regulations was last modified in 2019, however, the fee amount being charged was last modified in 1999.

Service standard

Exempt

Performance result

Exempt

Application of Low‑Materiality Fees Regulations

Low-materiality (<$51)

2020–21 fee amount ($)

38.00

2020–21 total fee revenue ($)

2,943,909 2

Fee adjustment date in 2022–23

Not applicable

2022–23 fee amount ($)

38.00

Fee grouping

Family Law

Fee

Central Registry of Divorce Proceedings (CRDP)

Fee-setting authority

Year fee-setting authority was introduced

1986

Last year fee‑setting authority was amended

2021

Service standard

Exempt 3

Performance result

Exempt 4

Application of Low‑Materiality Fees Regulations

Low-materiality (<$51)

2020–21 fee amount ($)

10.00

2020–21 total fee revenue ($)

574,280

Fee adjustment date in 2022–23

Not applicable

2022–23 fee amount ($)

10.00

Footnotes

2 The increase in revenue is mostly associated with the employment insurance (EI) garnishment. Regular EI, EI for the emergency response benefit, as well as the one-time Goods and Services Tax (GST) payment issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic were garnishable, significantly increasing the revenues compared to the costs. In light of the recent results, the Department is aware of this situation and the fees review is currently ongoing.

3 The CRDP service standard is currently under review as part of the periodic review process that the Department began in 2020-21; however it will be reported in the future for transparency purposes as this fee is not subject to the remission clauses pursuant to the Service Fees Act.

4 The CRDP performance results will be available once the service standard has been reviewed.