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 2021–22 and that was set by 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 was last modified in 1999.

Service standard

Not subject to service standard requirement 1

Performance result

Not subject to service standard requirement 2

Application of Low‑Materiality Fees Regulations

2021–22 fee amount ($)

38.00

2021–22 total fee revenue ($)

1,762,564

2021–22 total remissions issued for the fee ($)

4,609,242

Fee adjustment date in 2023–24

Not applicable

2023–24 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

Not subject to service standard requirement 3

Performance result

Not subject to service standard requirement 4

Application of Low‑Materiality Fees Regulations

2021–22 fee amount ($)

10.00

2021–22 total fee revenue ($)

670,089

2021–22 total remissions issued for the fee ($)

This fee was not subject to remissions

Fee adjustment date in 2023–24

Not applicable

2023–24 fee amount ($)

10.00


Footnotes

1 Work is in progress for the FOAEAA service standard to be available online as part of the periodic review process; it will be reported in the future for transparency purposes as part of the best practices and requirements, even though it is not subject to the service standard requirement.

2 The FOAEAA performance results will be available once the service standard has been reviewed.

3 Work is in progress for the CRDP service standard to be available online as part of the periodic review process; it will be reported in the future for transparency purposes as part of the best practices and requirements, even though it is not subject to the service standard requirement and the remission clauses pursuant to the Service Fees Act.

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