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 – Standard grants assessment process
- 9 – Simplified grants assessment process
- 10 – Referral and practitioner panels
- 11 – Means test
- 12 – Commonwealth merits test
- 13 – State reasonableness test and interests of justice test
- 14 – Special circumstances
- 15 – Applying for a grant of legal assistance
- 16 – Decision to grant or refuse assistance
- 17 – Reconsideration and review of decisions
- 18 – Standard terms and conditions
- 19 – Contributions and overdue payments
- 20 – Abandoning legal assistance
- 21 – Finalising grants of legal assistance
- 22 – Allocation of work to lawyers and law firms
- 23 – Payments to lawyers and service providers
- 24 – Compliance reviews
- 25 – Privacy protection
- 26 – Complaints and feedback
- Topic index
- Invoices, worksheets and forms
- Contact us
Table B2 – Lump sum fees for bail applications in the Magistrates’ Court and in the Criminal Division of the Children’s Court
Table B2 sets out the fees payable by VLA in bail applications in the Magistrates’ Court and in the Criminal Division of the Children’s Court.
The fees set out in this table cover all necessary work, including preparation and appearances. No additional claims will be allowed.
These fees are claimed using the Bail applications – tables B2, C2 and D tax invoice.
These fees are effective from 18 January 2011 to 30 June 2011 and apply to all existing grants of legal assistance where the matter has not been finalised and to new grants of legal assistance made on or after that date.
For the fees payable in bail applications in the Magistrates’ Court and in the Criminal Division of the Children’s Court prior to 18 January 2011 see Table CC in Fee Schedule 7.
| Type of matter | Hours | Whole-of-job fee | Brief fee (included in whole-of-job fee) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-complex matters | 4 | $500 | $310 |
| Complex matters | 6 | $750 | $500 |
Complex matters
An application for bail would be considered to be a complex matter and the complex fees would be payable where:
- the accused person is on remand for an indictable offence proceeding through the committal stream
- the threshold for applying to the bail application is that the accused person must demonstrate ‘exceptional circumstances’.
Grants where counsel is briefed
Where counsel is briefed for a bail application in the Magistrates' or Children's court, the brief fee in Table B must be paid to counsel.
Travel
Where an advocate appears in the hearing of criminal charges in a Magistrates’ or Children’s court or a State family matter in the Children’s Court (Family Division) which is more than 40 kilometres from the advocate’s usual place of business, a travel fee may be paid. This fee is calculated at the rate of 64 cents per kilometre for each kilometre of the return trip in excess of 80 kilometres, and is paid as a disbursement.