SACAT Fees
- Fees are prescribed by regulation from time to time.
- There are no application fees for commencing proceedings to guardianship, administration, mental health, consent to treatment, and advance care directives.
- Application for commencement of SACAT proceedings in other streams is $85 (as at 1 July 2023).
- Fees may be reduced if the applicant is a holder of certain concession cards. Fees may be waived in full where the person applying:
- has been approved for legal aid within the preceding three months and is paying the minimum required contribution towards their grant of aid; or
- is under 18 years of age; or
- is in prison; or
- is, in the opinion of a financial counsellor, unable to pay the fee without experiencing financial hardship; or
- is making an application to terminate a residential tenancy based on domestic abuse pursuant to section 89A of the Residential Tenancies Act 1995 (SA).
- Fees can also be reduced or waived on the basis of financial hardship or special circumstances.
- The fee for an application for internal review of a SACAT decision is $649 for individuals or $912 for prescribed corporations as at 1 July 2023.
See also the Fees and Charges Summary on the SACAT website.
It is an offence to knowingly provide false or misleading information to SACAT when applying for a waiver or reduction in fees - Maximum penalty of a fine of up to $1250 or imprisonment for 3 months [South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013 (SA) s 93B].
SACAT Fees : Last Revised: Thu Jul 6th 2023
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