High Court Fees Amendment Regulations 2025
2025/103
High Court Fees Amendment Regulations 2025
Cindy Kiro, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 19th day of May 2025
Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council
These regulations are made under section 18(4) of the Administration Act 1969, section 11(4) of the Admiralty Act 1973, section 339 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006, section 52 of the Māori Trustee Act 1953, section 363 of the Property Law Act 2007, section 147 of the Public Trust Act 2001, section 156 of the Senior Courts Act 2016, and section 41 of the Trustee Companies Act 1967—
(a)
on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and
(b)
to the extent that these regulations prescribe the fees referred to in section 12BA of the Māori Trustee Act 1953, on the recommendation of the Minister for Māori Development.
Regulations
1 Title
These regulations are the High Court Fees Amendment Regulations 2025.
2 Commencement
These regulations come into force on 1 July 2025.
3 Principal regulations
These regulations amend the High Court Fees Regulations 2013.
4 Schedule amended
In the Schedule, fourth column, replace the amounts set out in the second column of the Schedule of these regulations with the corresponding amounts set out in the third column.
Schedule Schedule amended
| Item amended | Old amount ($) | New amount ($) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item 2 | 702 | 728 | ||
| Item 3 | 702 | 728 | ||
| Item 4 | 1,755 | 1,819 | ||
| Item 5 | 143 | 148 | ||
| Item 6 | 143 | 148 | ||
| Item 9(a) and (b) | 260 | 269 | ||
| Item 9(c) | 650 | 674 | ||
| Item 10(b) | 143 | 148 | ||
| Item 11 | 143 | 148 | ||
| Item 12 | 143 | 148 | ||
| Item 13(a) | 702 | 728 | ||
| Item 13(b) | 1,755 | 1,819 | ||
| Item 14(b) and (c) | 143 | 148 | ||
| Item 15 | 143 | 148 | ||
| Item 16 | 143 | 148 | ||
| Item 17(c) | 832 | 862 | ||
| Item 17(d) | 2,080 | 2,156 | ||
| Item 19 | 832 | 862 | ||
| Item 20 | 2,080 | 2,156 | ||
| Item 21 | 832 | 862 | ||
| Item 22 | 520 | 539 | ||
| Item 23 | 260 | 269 | ||
| Item 24 | 260 | 269 | ||
| Item 25 | 260 | 269 | ||
| Item 26 | 260 | 269 | ||
| Item 27 | 1,950 | 2,021 | ||
| Item 28 | 650 | 674 | ||
| Item 30 | 1,950 | 2,021 | ||
| Item 31 | 1,950 | 2,021 | ||
| Item 32 | 1,950 | 2,021 | ||
| Item 33 | 1,950 | 2,021 | ||
| Item 34 | 1,950 | 2,021 | ||
| Item 35 | 260 | 269 | ||
| Item 37 | 65 | 67 | ||
| Item 38 | 65 | 67 | ||
| Item 39 | 65 | 67 | ||
| Item 40 | 39 | 40 | ||
| Item 41 | 65 | 67 | ||
| Item 42 | 39 | 40 | ||
| Item 43 | 39 | 40 | ||
| Item 44(b) | 39 | 40 | ||
| Item 45(b) | 26 | 27 | ||
| Item 46 | 260 | 269 | ||
| Item 48 | 650 | 674 | ||
| Item 49 | 143 | 148 | ||
| Item 50 | 65 | 67 | ||
| Item 51 | 65 | 67 | ||
| Item 52(a) and (b) | 65 | 67 | ||
| Item 54(b) | 39 | 40 | ||
| Item 55(a) | 39 | 40 | ||
| Item 56(c) | 39 | 40 | ||
| Item 57 | 780 | 808 | ||
| Item 58 | 780 | 808 | ||
| Item 59 | 156 | 162 | ||
| Item 61 | 65 | 67 | ||
| Item 62 | 65 | 67 | ||
| Item 63 | 156 | 162 | ||
| Item 64 | 65 | 67 | ||
| Item 64A | 130 | 135 | ||
| Item 64B | 325 | 337 | ||
| Item 65 | 390 | 404 | ||
| Item 66 | 1,040 | 1,078 | ||
| Item 67 | 1,950 | 2,021 | ||
| Item 68 | 1,950 | 2,021 | ||
| Item 69 | 2,600 | 2,695 | ||
| Item 70 | 650 | 674 |
Nicola Purvis,
Acting Clerk of the Executive Council.
Explanatory note
This note is not part of the regulations but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These regulations, which come into force on 1 July 2025, amend the High Court Fees Regulations 2013 to increase the fees relating to civil proceedings in the High Court by 3.65%. The fees include goods and services tax.
The increase is an inflation adjustment, which is based on a weighted average of the Labour Cost Index and the Producers Price Index. The new fees are rounded to the nearest dollar.
Date of notification in Gazette: 22 May 2025.
These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Justice.