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
Costs payable in criminal law matters
Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) has increased all professional fees and disbursements by 10 per cent effective 1 October 2011.
In addition to the 10 per cent fee increase, from 1 October 2011 brief fees for summary crime contested hearings in the Magistrates’ Court and Children’s Court have increased from:
- $470 to $700 for contests that proceed
- $411 to $500 for contests that settle on the day of the contest.
The fee increase applies to all existing grants of legal assistance where the matter has not been finalised, and new grants made on or after that date.
All appearances and additional preparation completed prior to to 1 October 2011 attract the old fees – see Costs payable in criminal law matters in the VLA Handbook (September 2011).