Table L – Lump sum fees for criminal appeals in the High Court

Table L sets out the fees payable by Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) for criminal appeals in the High Court. The fees in this table cover all necessary work.

These fees are effective from 1 January this year. For fees payable prior to this see Archived versions of the Handbook.

Application for special leave

Service/proceedingHoursFee payable

The lump sum preparation fee covers the work involved in:

  • obtaining instructions
  • preparing any necessary documentation
  • perusing documents.
10.5$2992
Appearance feen/a$2166
Appearance fee – subsequent day(s)n/a$1443
Appearance by counsel at judgment (if on a different day)n/a$469
Preparation of grounds and outline of submissions10$3110

Appeal

Service/proceedingHoursFee payable

The lump sum preparation fee covers the work involved in:

  • obtaining instructions
  • preparing any necessary documentation
  • perusing documents.
12.5$3562
Appearance feen/a$2166
Appearance fee – subsequent day(s)n/a$1443
Appearance by counsel at judgment (if on a different day)n/a$469
Preparation of grounds and outline of submissions10$3110
Instructing – half dayn/a$718

Practitioners can claim these fees using ATLAS or submitting a tax invoice.

Additional preparation/reading fees

Additional preparation fees for interlocutory appeals may be approved where the preparation is essential in accordance with the principles applying to payment of preparation fees to counsel.

Air travel

Where assistance is approved for airfare travel, VLA will only pay for the cheapest non-flexible economy airfare with a budget airline. VLA will pay for a flexible departure airfare where the person travelling is flying on the morning of the court proceedings.

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