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
Counsel’s fees – independent children’s lawyer
The table below shows fees payable to counsel in the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court. This fee schedule is effective from 1 January 2014. For fee schedules prior to 1 January 2014, see Archived versions of the Handbook.
| Service/proceeding | Fee payable |
|---|---|
| Conference (3 hours maximum for counsel) (2 hours maximum for solicitor advocate) |
$198 per hour, up to $594 $198 per hour, up to $397 |
| Daily fee | $1404 |
| Take judgment | $198 |
Counsel’s fees are only payable at Stages 1(c) and 2 (where appropriate*), otherwise counsel’s fees are to be paid out of the lump sum. Counsel’s fees are not payable where a matter is in the list but not reached.
Conference fees are not payable in Stage 1(c) matters.
Practitioners must claim all fees online using ATLAS+.
* Where one of the exceptions in Guideline 5.1 are met.