SPEECH BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 1985
Matrimonial Causes (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1985
Resolution
Sir,
I move the motion standing in my name on the Order
Paper. The motion seeks this Council's approval for the Matrimonial
Causes (Fees) (Amendment) Rules 1985 made by the Chief Justice under
the Matrimonial Causes Ordinance.
These Rules introduce a 'block fee' system with the aim
of increasing efficiency and reducing inconvenience to the public
and the legal profession.
Instead of a fee charged for each document
filed at Court, a larger fee to be charged for all documents filed at
various stages of an action. This system has already been introduced
under the Supreme Court (Fees) Rules and the District Court (Fees)
Rules.
The increase in the fees also reflects inflation since 1976,
when the fees were last reviewed. The new fees are consistent with
the fees set in the Supreme Court (Fees) Rules and the District Court
Fees (Rules).
Sir, I beg to move.
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