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 RR – Counsel’s circuit fees
Table RR sets out the circuit fees payable to counsel for appearances in criminal trials in the Supreme Court or in the County Court of the gazetted circuit towns. (The circuit fees which apply to pleas are contained in Table NN.)
These fees are effective from 1 January 2014. For fees payable prior to this see Archived versions of the Handbook.
Each circuit fee in Table RR applies to each five days, or part of each five days, of a trial. If the trial lasts longer than five sitting days, then an additional circuit fee is payable.
If a trial is interrupted by a weekend or by some other cause, then the circuit fee is payable only for each five sitting days of the court.
If counsel or a lawyer advocate appears in a number of matters during any five-day period, then one circuit fee only is payable. Counsel or the lawyer advocate must share that one circuit fee equally between or among each of the matters.
If counsel or a lawyer advocate must stay overnight in the circuit town, then an overnight fee of $148 is also payable for:
- accommodation
- meals
- sundry expenses.
| Gazetted circuit town | Circuit/appearance fee for each 5-day period or part of trial |
|---|---|
| Ararat | $590 |
| Bairnsdale | $885 |
| Ballarat | $296 |
| Bendigo | $444 |
| Colac | $444 |
| Geelong | $149 |
| Hamilton | $885 |
| Horsham | $959 |
| Kerang | $885 |
| Korumburra | $296 |
| Mildura | $1139 |
| Morwell | $444 |
| Sale | $664 |
| Shepparton | $517 |
| Wangaratta | $738 |
| Warragul | $296 |
| Warrnambool | $812 |
| Wodonga | $959 |
Practitioners can claim these fees using ATLAS+ or submitting a tax invoice.