A Judge or Registrar can decide not to charge you a fee for accessing documents if they think you cannot pay it. They can also do this if they think you should not have to pay the fee. The Judge or Registrar can set some conditions that you must follow if they decide not to charge you the fee, which is usually prescribed under section 387. You will not have to pay the fee if the Judge or Registrar is satisfied with your situation.

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Part 8Miscellaneous and transitional provisions
Miscellaneous provisions

385AJudge or Registrar may waive certain fees

A Judge or Registrar may, subject to any terms or conditions that the Judge or Registrar thinks fit, waive the payment of a fee prescribed under section 387 for accessing documents (in whole or in part) if the Judge or Registrar is satisfied that the person is unable, or should not be required, to pay the fee.

Notes

Section 385A: inserted, on 1 July 2013, by section 19 of the Criminal Procedure Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 25).