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 – Standard grants assessment process
- 9 – Simplified grants assessment process
- 10 – Referral and practitioner panels
- 11 – Means test
- 12 – Commonwealth merits test
- 13 – State reasonableness test and interests of justice test
- 14 – Special circumstances
- 15 – Applying for a grant of legal assistance
- 16 – Decision to grant or refuse assistance
- 17 – Reconsideration and review of decisions
- 18 – Standard terms and conditions
- 19 – Contributions and overdue payments
- 20 – Abandoning legal assistance
- 21 – Finalising grants of legal assistance
- 22 – Allocation of work to lawyers and law firms
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23 – Payments to lawyers and service providers
- Professional costs
- Counsel's fees
- Payments to agents
- Duty lawyer schemes
- Disbursements
- Cost ceilings
- Stage of matter limits
- Lump sum fees
- Costs payable in criminal law matters
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Costs payable in State family matters
- Table A2 – Standard fees in State family cases in the Family Division of the Children’s Court
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Principles applying to payment of fees in Family Violence Protection Act 2008 matters
- Costs payable in Commonwealth family law matters
- Costs payable in civil law matters
- 24 – Compliance reviews
- 25 – Privacy protection
- 26 – Complaints and feedback
- Topic index
- Invoices, worksheets and forms
- Contact us
Principles applying to payment of fees in Family Violence Protection Act 2008 matters
These fees are effective from 1 October 2011. For fees payable in matters prior to this date, see Costs payable in State family matters in the VLA Handbook (September 2011).
Urgent grants
Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) will pay a preparation fee as set out in the table in any matter where the request for a grant of legal assistance is made no earlier than the day immediately preceding the substantive hearing or where the solicitor is otherwise in receipt of an urgent grant.
VLA will apply the urgent grant preparation fee where the court has ordered VLA to provide representation to the applicant and/or respondent and VLA has exercised its discretion to limit legal assistance to cross-examination.
Contest hearing fee
In the event that a matter proceeds to a contested hearing by way of evidence VLA will pay the contest appearance fee.
Directions hearing fee
If the directions hearing is not heard at the first mention date, VLA will pay a fee of $127.
If the matter resolves at the directions hearing, the substantive hearing fee of $331 is payable.
Table A4 sets out the fees payable in Family Violence Protection Act 2008 cases in the Magistrates’ or Children’s Court.