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 – Public interest and strategic litigation
- 9 – Standard grants assessment process
- 10 – Simplified grants assessment process
- 11 – Referral and practitioner panels
- 12 – Means test
- 13 – Commonwealth merits test
- 14 – State reasonableness test and interests of justice test
- 15 – Special circumstances
- 16 – Applying for a grant of legal assistance
- 17 – Decision to grant or refuse assistance
- 18 – Reconsideration and review of decisions
- 19 – Standard terms and conditions
- 20 – Contributions and overdue payments
- 21 – Abandoning legal assistance
- 22 – Finalising grants of legal assistance
- 23 – Allocation of work to lawyers and law firms
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24 – Payments to lawyers and service providers
- Professional costs
- Counsel's fees
- Payments to agents
- Duty lawyer schemes
- Disbursements
- Cost ceilings
- Stage of matter limits
- Lump sum fees
- Costs payable in criminal law matters
- Costs payable in State family matters
- Costs payable in Commonwealth family law matters
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Costs payable in civil law matters
- Fee Schedule 2 – Professional costs, lump sum and other fees in civil law matters
- Fee Schedule 5 – Fees in migration cases
- Fee Schedule 6 – Fees in war veterans’ cases
- 25 – Compliance reviews
- 26 – Privacy protection
- 27 – Complaints and feedback
- Topic index
- Invoice, worksheets and forms
- Contact us
Fee Schedule 5 – Fees in migration cases
The following fees apply to all appeals to the Federal Court or Federal Circuit Court for migration matters.
These fees are effective from 1 January 2014. For fees payable prior to this see Archived versions of the Handbook.
Counsel's opinion
| Service/proceeding | Fee payable |
|---|---|
| Taking instructions, preparation of brief to Counsel to advise, peruse advice | $853 |
| Counsel’s fees | $523 |
Appellants costs up to setting down for hearing
| Service/proceeding | Fee payable |
|---|---|
| All necessary costs including filing, appeal, all interlocutory steps, briefing Counsel | $3185 |
| Counsel’s fees: contentions of fact and law | $455 |
| Counsel’s fees: particulars | $523 |
Respondent’s costs up to setting down for hearing
| Service/proceeding | Fee payable |
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| All necessary costs including responding to appeal, interlocutory steps, briefing Counsel | $1933 |
| Counsel’s fees: contentions of fact and law | $455 |
| Counsel’s fees: particulars | $523 |
Hearing costs
| Service/proceeding | Fee payable |
|---|---|
| Including preparation for hearing, briefing Counsel, attending Court on Appeal | $2514 |
| Counsel’s fees: per day | $1706 |
Practitioners can claim these fees using ATLAS+ or submitting a tax invoice.