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 O – Lump sum fees for hearings before the Mental Health Review Board, the Forensic Leave Panel and the Guardianship List
Table O sets out the lump sum fees Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) pays for hearings before:
- the Mental Health Review Board
- the Forensic Leave Panel
- the Guardianship List of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
Where a hearing continues beyond the first day, an additional fee for the second and subsequent days is payable at the level set out in Table O, subject to any limit placed on the number of days in the grant.
These fees are effective from 1 October 2011. For fees payable in matters prior to this date, see Costs payable in civil law matters in the VLA Handbook (September 2011).
| Service/proceeding | Fee payable |
|---|---|
Preparation, including all the necessary work involved in:
|
$331 |
| Daily appearance fee | $331 |
These fees are claimed using the Coronial inquest: civil (Table N), and Mental Health Review Board, Social Security Appeals Tribunal and Guardianship & Administration Board hearing (Table O) tax invoice.