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 D2 – Lump sum fees for preparation for plea or trial in the County Court prior to 18 January 2011
Table D2 sets out the fees payable by VLA for preparing for a plea or trial in the County Court.
These fees are claimed using the County Court plea – tables D2 and D3 tax invoice.
| Service/proceeding | Fee payable |
|---|---|
| Preparation: if VLA did not provide a grant of assistance for the committal * | $1068 |
| Preparation: if VLA did grant legal assistance for the committal * | $579 |
| Attendance at case conference | $354 |
| Attendance at mention, call-over or directions hearing | $203 |
| Preparation of necessary responses This fee is payable once only in a matter. |
$354 |
| One necessary attendance at committal mention if VLA did not grant legal assistance for the committal | $116 |
Printing of depositions from disk if:
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10 cents per page or at commercial rates, whichever is less. |
| Discontinuing a prosecution | $431 |
| Examination of victims, special or protected witnesses pursuant to Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 or Evidence Act 1958: brief fee | $1240 |
| Examination of victims, special or protected witnesses pursuant to Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 or Evidence Act 1958: appearance on second and subsequent days | $845 per day or part day |
| Examination of Victims, Special or Protected Witnesses pursuant to Crimes (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 or Evidence Act 1958: hourly conference fee (to maximum of $720) | $144 |
* The lump sum fee covers all the work involved in:
- taking instructions
- perusing material
- advising the assisted person.