Referral of the inquiry
Background
Recent fee increases in the federal courts
Conduct of the inquiry
Acknowledgement
Structure of the report
Note on references

Philosophical approach to 'access to justice'
Court fees and cost recovery
'Price signalling'
Equitable access to the court system
Application of revenue from court fees
Broader context of the overall costs of litigation
Policy development process for setting court fees

Filing levels in the federal courts since 2010
Impact of court fee increases on low and medium-income individuals
Families and family law matters
Impact on businesses and corporations
Impact on government agencies taking regulatory action
Other impacts of federal court fee increases

Reasonableness of federal court fee increases since 2010
Policy process
Application of fee revenue
Reinstatement of fee exemptions and waivers

Introduction
Reasonableness of court fee increases since 2010
Court fees policy matters
Fee exemptions

Revenue measure
Access to justice
Lack of consultation