Victoria Legal Aid Handbook for Lawyers

Archived 21 July 2022

Table N – Lump sum fees for coronial inquests

Table N sets out the lump sum fees Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) will pay for a coronial inquest (civil).

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

Service/proceedings Fee payable
The lump sum preparation fee covers the work involved in:
  • taking instructions
  • preparing and reading documents
$615
Appearance first day $883
Appearance at second and subsequent days of hearing $795
Appearance at mention or directions hearing $183

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

Reviewed 16 February 2022