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 B1 – Lump sum fees for committal proceedings and inquests with the character of committals prior to 18 January 2011
Table B1 sets out the fees payable by VLA in committal proceedings (where filing hearing is after 1 July 2007 and prior to 18 January 2011) and in inquests with the character of committals.
These fees are claimed using the Committal proceedings where filing hearing is held on or after 1 July 2007 – Table B1 tax invoice.
| Service/proceeding | Fee payable |
|---|---|
The lump sum preparation fee covers the work involved in:
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$512 |
| Appearance committal mention VLA will pay for subsequent committal mention only if, either:
|
$286 |
| Appearance on contested committal: day 1 | $665 |
| Appearance on contested committal: day 2 Note: usually, VLA will pay appearance fees for a maximum of only two days for contested committals. However, if VLA is satisfied that a hearing of more than two days is necessary, then further days may be allowed at the second day rate. |
$600 |
| Special mention | $116 |
| Jail conference | $116 |
| Case conference: preparation | $444 |
| Case conference: hearing | $402 |
| Committal which resolves as a plea in the Magistrates’ Court and which is adjourned to be heard on a day later than the committal mention | $334 |
| Committal which resolves as a plea in the Magistrates’ Court and which is heard and disposed of on the same day as a committal mention | $200 (additional) |