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 E – Lump sum fees for Magistrates’ Court stage of an indictable crime matter
Table E sets out the fees payable by Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) for indictable cases proceeding through the committal stream.
These fees are effective from 1 January 2014. For fees payable prior to this see Archived versions of the Handbook.
| Service/proceeding | Hours | Fee payable |
|---|---|---|
The lump sum general preparation fee covers the work involved in:
|
8 | $1151 |
Additional preparation (contested committal/negotiations):
|
5 | $715 |
| Appearance committal mention/case conference/summary jurisdiction application/application for leave to cross-examine witnesses VLA will pay for subsequent committal mention only if, either:
|
2.5 | $357 |
| Special mention | 1 | $143 |
| Appearance on contested committal: day 1 Where a plea is heard at committal no additional fee is payable |
– | $1009 |
| Appearance on contested committal: day 2 Where a plea is heard at committal no additional fee is payable |
– | $910 |
| Jail conference Plea fee except where a plea on day of committal contest |
– | $148 |
| Committal which resolves as a plea in the Magistrates’ Court, and which is heard on a day other than the committal contest (this can be the same day as the committal mention) | – | $425 |
Practitioners can claim these fees using ATLAS+ or submitting a tax invoice.
Printing of depositions from disk if:
- printing is necessary and
- there are more than 2000 pages to print.
VLA will only pay for pages in excess of 2000 at the rate of 11 cents per page or at commercial rates, whichever is less. The lawyer must obtain approval in advance from VLA.