Victoria Legal Aid Handbook for Lawyers

Archived 21 July 2022

Table H – Lump sum fees for appeals against sentence and conviction in the County Court

Table H sets out the fees payable by Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) for appeals against sentence and conviction in the County Court.

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

The fees set out in this table cover all necessary work. VLA will not pay additional fees for:

  • lawyer to instruct
  • conferences with counsel.

If a lawyer advocate does not practice in the circuit town, then VLA will also pay circuit fees as set out in Table NN.

Service/proceeding Hours Fee payable
Solicitor preparation 5.5 $951
Mention 1.25 $275
Daily appearance n/a $998
Sentence n/a $329

Practitioners can claim these fees using ATLAS ==REPACE TEXT HERE== or submitting a tax invoice.

Reviewed 16 February 2022