Fee/s for Bankruptcy
Fees are set out in Schedule 1 of the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia Regulations 2000. The fees are made by the Federal Government and are increased bi-annually.
A full list of the fees that are payable in the Federal Magistrates Court are available on this website.
The following fees apply to bankruptcy matters:
Form |
Description |
Filing Fee |
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Form 2 |
Application |
$1983 (Corporation)
$828 (Other) |
| |
Form 3 |
Interim Application |
$509 (Corporation)
$254 (Other) |
| |
Form 6 |
Creditor’s Petition |
$1983 (Corporation)
$828 (Other) |
| |
Form 14 |
Creditor’s Petition for administration of deceased person’s estate under section 244 of the Bankruptcy Act 1966 |
$1983 (Corporation)
$828 (Other) |
| |
| Form 15 |
Administrator’s Petition |
$1983 (Corporation)
$828 (Other) |
| |
Form 2 |
Application for substituted service of a bankruptcy notice |
$221 (Corporation)
$110 (Other) |
| |
| |
Mediation |
$338 |
| |
Form 2 |
Review of Registrar's Decision |
$509 (Corporation)
$254 (Other) |
If you cannot afford the fee/s you can apply for a fee reduction.
Forms to ask the Court to reduce the fee are available from the Federal Court of Australia website.
See also
Legal costs in general federal law matters
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