Table of contents
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Table of contents
- 1 – Introduction
- 2 – Types of matters that may be assisted
- 3 – Criminal law guidelines
- 4 – Commonwealth family law and child support guidelines
- 5 – Commonwealth civil law guidelines
- 6 – State family guidelines
- 7 – State civil law guidelines
- 8 – Public interest and strategic litigation
- 9 – Standard grants assessment process
- 10 – Simplified grants assessment process
- 11 – Referral and practitioner panels
- 12 – Means test
- 13 – Commonwealth merits test
- 14 – State reasonableness test and interests of justice test
- 15 – Special circumstances
- 16 – Applying for a grant of legal assistance
- 17 – Decision to grant or refuse assistance
- 18 – Reconsideration and review of decisions
- 19 – Standard terms and conditions
- 20 – Contributions and overdue payments
- 21 – Abandoning legal assistance
- 22 – Finalising grants of legal assistance
- 23 – Allocation of work to lawyers and law firms
- 24 – Payments to lawyers and service providers
- 25 – Compliance reviews
- 26 – Privacy protection
- 27 – Complaints and feedback
- Topic index
- Invoice, worksheets and forms
- Contact us
Fee Schedule 1M – Family law stage of matter limits
VLA only provides assistance for representation at trial (by counsel or lawyer) where the other party is represented, either privately or through pro bono assistance.
This rule applies to all new and existing grants for trials listed on or after 7 January 2013.
Part heard matters
Where the trial commenced prior to 7 January 2013, and recommences and proceeds within 90 days of the last hearing day, VLA will provide assistance for representation by counsel or lawyer.
Fees
The following fees shall apply to all Family Law Act cases (including extensions) where legal assistance was approved on or after 1 August 2012.
Where a practitioner is in receipt of a grant of legal assistance pursuant to Fee Schedule 1M and the extension of assistance has not been completed, the practitioner may claim the higher stage fee pursuant to this table.
Index
- Stage 1 – negotiations/Roundtable Dispute Management
- Stage 2 – litigation
- Stage 3 – preparation for trial
- Stage 4 – trial
- Stage 5 – appeals in the Family Court
- Counsel’s fees – trial costs
- Annulment proceedings
- Independent children’s lawyer proceedings – Family Court
- Independent children’s lawyer proceedings – Federal Magistrates Court
- Counsel’s fees – independent children’s lawyer
- Assistance for child support matters
Fees prior to 1 August 2012
For fee schedules prior to 1 August 2012 see Archived versions of the Handbook.