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
- 24 – Payments to lawyers and service providers
- 25 – Compliance reviews
- 26 – Privacy protection
- 27 – Complaints and feedback
- Topic index
- Invoice, worksheets and forms
- Contact us
Table ZZ – Hourly rates for counsel’s preparation fees and conferences in indictable criminal trials
Table ZZ sets out the hourly rates to be used in the calculation of the preparation fees, conference fees and fees payable to counsel and instructors in criminal trials. VLA pays preparation fees to trial counsel only. No preparation fees are available for junior or co-counsel.
These fees are effective from 1 January 2014. For fees payable prior to this see Archived versions of the Handbook.
| Counsel/instructor | Magistrates’, Children’s and Coroner’s courts | County Court | Supreme and High courts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Counsel | $346 per hour | $346 per hour | $346 per hour |
| Counsel | $143 per hour | $190 per hour | $259 per hour |
| Solicitor | $143 per hour | $149 per hour | $237 per hour |
Practitioners can claim these fees using ATLAS+ or submitting a tax invoice.