Civil enforcement fees

These fees must be paid when you file an application.

How to pay enforcement fees

If you file an application at the district court you can pay in person by cash, eftpos, or with a debit/credit card.

If you send in your application, please provide proof of payment such as a receipt.

  • If the judgment order has more than one debtor, the creditor must file an application form and pay fees for each debtor individually.

  • Creditors and Debtors applying for civil enforcement must pay the fees at the time of application.

What fees/costs can I claim?

For more information on what costs can be claimed, please refer to the forms available on: Civil enforcement forms.

File and Pay

Civil Enforcement fees can be paid through the File and Pay service. You will find them under the Civil District Court “Court type” and the Civil Enforcement “Case type”.
When you make a payment through File and Pay, you will receive a receipt that you should print out and send to us with your application forms.

You can find File and Pay here: File and Pay (external link)

Current fees are:

Agreed attachment order $40
Attachment order $67
Filing a new address $67
Filing a financial statement $87
Assessment of financial means $107
Request for bailiff service $67
Financial assessment hearing $174 (creditor service) $241 (bailiff service)
Warrant to seize property $267
Warrant to recover chattels $267
Eviction $267
Warrant for recovery of land $267
Charging order $337
Garnishee proceedings $337
Review of Registrars Decision $337
Contempt of enforcement proceedings $267 (creditor service) $334 (bailiff service)
Enforce a judgement older than 6 years $325

These fees apply from 1 July 2025.

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