Table F – Lump sum fees for County Court and Supreme Court stage of an indictable crime matter

Table F – Lump sum fees for County Court and Supreme Court stage of an indictable crime matter

Table F sets out the fees payable by Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) for all indictable crime matters at the County Court or Supreme Court stage.

See also Principles applying to payment of fees for the County or Supreme Court stage of an indictable crime matter.

These fees are effective from 1 January 2016. For fees payable prior to this see Archived versions of the Handbook.

General fees

Service/proceeding County Court hours Fee payable Supreme Court hours Fee payable
Counsel – post-committal negotiations 3 $588 3 $807
First directions hearing 2 $392 2 $538
Directions hearing/mention/call over 1.25 $245 1.25 $336
Defence response – first directions hearing 2 $392 2 $538
Application for discontinuance or proceedings 2.5 $490 2.5 $672
Application for s.143 order n/a $389 n/a $520

Plea fees

Service/proceeding County Court hours Fee payable Supreme Court hours Fee payable
Preparation 3 $465 8.5 $2082
Appearance fee – first day (includes conferences) n/a $1497 n/a $2043
Appearance fee – subsequent day(s) n/a $524 n/a $820
Sentence n/a $294 n/a $403
Advice on appeal 1 $269 1 $269

Special hearing

Service/proceeding County Court hours Fee payable Supreme Court hours Fee payable
Preparation 1 $155 1 $245
Appearance fee – first day (includes conferences) n/a $2040 n/a $2781
Appearance fee – subsequent day(s) n/a $1120 n/a $1793

Sentence indication

Service/proceeding County Court hours Fee payable Supreme Court hours Fee payable
Appearance fee (includes conferences) n/a $1102 n/a $1501

Trial

Service/proceeding County Court hours Fee payable Supreme Court hours Fee payable
Preparation 10 $1550 15 $3675
Defence response – final directions hearing 2 $392 2 $538
Appearance fee – first day (includes conferences) n/a $2434 n/a $3861
Appearance fee – first day where 20% uplift applicable (includes conferences) n/a $2920 n/a $4633
Appearance fee – subsequent day(s) n/a $1120 n/a $1793
Instructing – per hour (up to a maximum of 5 hours per day) 1 $138 1 $245
Plea hearing – first day n/a $904 n/a $1232
Plea hearing – subsequent days n/a $524 n/a $820
Sentence n/a $294 n/a $403
Advice on appeal 3 $807 3 $807

Practitioners can claim these fees using ATLAS or submitting a tax invoice.