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
- 23 – Payments to lawyers and service providers
- 24 – Compliance reviews
- 25 – Privacy protection
- 26 – Complaints and feedback
- Topic index
- Invoices, worksheets and forms
- Contact us
Table ZZ – Hourly rates for counsel’s preparation fees and conferences in indictable criminal trials
Table ZZ sets out the hourly rates to be used in the calculation of the preparation fees, conference fees and views payable to counsel and instructors in criminal trials.
These fees are effective from 1 October 2011. For fees payable in matters prior to this date, see Costs payable in criminal law matters in the VLA Handbook (September 2011).
| Counsel/instructor | Magistrates’, Children’s and Coroner’s courts | County Court | Supreme and High courts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Counsel | $335 per hour | $335 per hour | $335 per hour |
| Counsel | $139 per hour | $184 per hour | $251 per hour |
| Junior counsel (Table M only) | n/a | $115 | $130 |
| Solicitor | $139 per hour | $144 per hour | $229 per hour |