Proceedings in which fee not payable
21D Proceedings in which fee not payable
A fee mentioned in Schedule 1 is not payable in relation to the following proceedings —
a proceeding for which an international convention to which Australia is a party provides that no fee is to be payable;
a proceeding under the Family Law (Child Abduction Convention) Regulations 1986 (Commonwealth);
an application by a person to set aside a subpoena.
A fee mentioned in Schedule 1 is not payable in relation to an objection to a subpoenaed document being inspected or copied.
A fee mentioned in Schedule 1 is not payable in relation to a proceeding under the Act about any of the following —
a parenting plan;
child maintenance;
a recovery order;
a custody order, residence order, or an order that a child lives with a person, made by an overseas court;
a custody order, residence order, or an order that a child lives with a person, made by a court in Australia and enforceable overseas;
a maintenance order made by an overseas court;
a maintenance order made by a court in Australia and enforceable overseas;
de facto partner maintenance;
leave, under section 217 or 218, for a child to be examined;
an application for enforcement of an order;
contravention of an order;
contempt of court;
an application for an injunction under section 235A;
costs;
a procedural matter.
[Regulation 21D inserted: Gazette 14 Dec 2012 p. 6241-2.]
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