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 B – Lump sum fees for bail applications in the Magistrates’ Court and in the Criminal Division of the Children’s Court
Table B sets out the standard rate fees payable by Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) in:
- bail applications in the Criminal Division of the Children’s Court
- bail applications in the Magistrates’ Court.
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).
The fees contained in this fee schedule are lump sum fees and are GST inclusive.
| Service/proceeding | Fees payable |
|---|---|
| Contested bail preparation | $176 |
| Appearance fee | $371 |
These fees are claimed using the Table B tax invoice.
What if it is in the assisted person’s best interests to proceed to a plea in the Magistrates’ Court, rather than to a bail application?
In Magistrates’ Court matters, if counsel appears for the assisted person and considers that it would be in the person’s best interests to proceed to a plea instead of to a bail application, then VLA will pay the appearance fee for a plea pursuant to Table A instead of paying the appearance fee for the bail application.
Grants where counsel is briefed
Where counsel is briefed for a bail application in the Magistrates' or Children's court, the brief fee in Table B must be paid to counsel.
Travel
Where an advocate appears in the hearing of criminal charges in a Magistrates’ or Children’s court or a State family matter in the Children’s Court (Family Division) which is more than 40 kilometres from the advocate’s usual place of business, a travel fee may be paid. This fee is calculated at the rate of 70 cents per kilometre for each kilometre of the return trip in excess of 80 kilometres, and is paid as a disbursement.