Family Court Regulations 1998

A fee mentioned in Schedule 1 is payable in relation to a proceeding (including an appeal) by —

for the fee mentioned in Schedule 1 item 4 (filing a response to an application) or item 8 (filing an interim order application) — the person for whom the document is filed; and

for the fee mentioned in Schedule 1 item 10 (issuing a subpoena) — the person who requests that the subpoena be issued; and

in any other case — the person who commences the proceeding.

However —

any party to the proceeding may pay the fee; and

the relevant court for the proceeding, or the Principal Registrar of that court, may order that another party to the proceeding is liable to pay the fee or part of the fee instead of the person mentioned in subregulation (1).