Small Claims Tribunal (Fees) Rules
| Statutory Instrument No. | Cap. 338 sub. leg. B |
| Year | 2025 |
| Type of Document | Subsidiary Legislation |
( Cap. 338, section 36 )
These rules may be cited as the Small Claims Tribunal (Fees) Rules.
The fees specified in the Schedule shall be payable in respect of all proceedings taken in the tribunal.
Save as otherwise provided in the Schedule, the fees specified therein shall be payable either by adhesive stamps or by causing the relevant document to be franked with the amount of the fee.
The registrar may reduce, remit or defer payment of any fee specified in the Schedule as he may think fit in any particular case and shall, if he exercises this power, endorse on the relevant document a note of the reduction, remission or deferment and of the reasons therefor.
Fees
| Item | | $ | |||||
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| 1. | Filing of a claim or counterclaim where the amount claimed— | ||||||
| (a) | does not exceed $5,000 | 20 | |||||
| (b) | exceeds $5,000 but does not exceed $25,000 | 40 | |||||
| (c) | exceeds $25,000 but does not exceed $50,000 | 70 | |||||
| (d) | exceeds $50,000 but does not exceed $75,000 | 120 | |||||
| 1A. | Inter-partes summons and copy including service, each summons | 55 | |||||
| 2. | Summons and copy including service, each witness | 33 | |||||
| 2A. | Filing of an amended document | 20 | |||||
| 2B. | Filing of a writ of execution | 55 | |||||
| 2C. | Application to set aside an award or order | 61 | |||||
| 3. | Application for review | 61 | |||||
| 4. | Application for leave to appeal | 61 | |||||
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| 5. | Copy of a document made in the registry of the tribunal, per page | 4 | |||||
| Note (with no legislative effect)— No fee is payable for the copy if it is an electronic copy obtained from a designated information system: see rule 4 of the Court Proceedings (Electronic Technology) (Small Claims Tribunal) (Electronic Fees) Rules (Cap. 638 sub. leg. I). | |||||||
| 6. | Copy of a document made in the registry of the tribunal and certification— | ||||||
| (a) | for each page or portion of a page | 5.5 | |||||
| (b) | for each page or portion of a page exceeding in size 210 mm x 297 mm | such additional fee as the registrar may fix | |||||
| 7. | Translation of any document made in the registry of the tribunal and certificate, per page | in the discretion of the registrar | |||||
| 8. | Certifying translation made elsewhere, per page | 20 | |||||
| 8A. | Transcription made in the registry of the tribunal— | ||||||
| (a) | per English word | 0.14 | |||||
| (b) | per Chinese character | 0.1 | |||||
| 8B. | Authentication of documents by the Registrar (as defined by section 2 of the District Court Ordinance (Cap. 336)) |
125 | |||||
| 9. | Every search in the registry of the tribunal for each register, file or document | 18 | |||||
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| 10. | Watchman’s fee per day | 83 | |||||
| 10A. | Delivery of documents relating to a claim or counterclaim, each address | 10 | |||||
| 11. | Transportation or conveyance expenses and overtime, according to distance and time | actual expenditure plus 20% being administrative charges | |||||
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| 12. | Attendance of any Government official to produce or prove in the tribunal any record or document called by any party other than the Government | 61 | |||||
| 13. | Attendance of any Government official to give any other evidence in the tribunal— | ||||||
| (a) | when called as an expert | in the discretion of | |||||
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