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 L(i) – Appeal by the Crown to the Court of Appeal prior to 18 January 2011
Table L(i) sets out the fees payable by VLA if the Crown appeals a criminal matter to the Court of Appeal.
These fees are claimed using the Crown appeal against sentence – Table L(i) tax invoice.
| Service/proceeding | Fee payable |
|---|---|
The lump sum fee covers the work involved by the lawyer in:
|
$1295 |
| Brief fee for senior counsel | $3584 |
| Outline of submissions by senior counsel | $1663 |
| Appearance by senior counsel on second and later days | $2970 per day or part day |
| Brief fee for junior counsel | $1536 |
| Outline of submissions by junior counsel | $1229 |
| Appearance by junior counsel on second and later days | $1280 per day or part day |
| Appearance by (junior) counsel at judgment Note: VLA will pay only one fee |
$338 |
What counsel may the assisted person retain?
Table L(i) assumes that the assisted person will retain both senior counsel and junior counsel. However, VLA may make a grant of assistance for senior counsel only, on the advice of the lawyer.
Additional fees
VLA will also pay additional fees:
- as set out in Table L(i)
- for fees for additional preparation by counsel.
VLA will not pay:
- for lawyer to instruct
- for conferences with counsel.