Victoria Legal Aid Handbook for Lawyers

Table Z – Fees for applications and reviews in Serious Offenders Act 2018 proceedings and in certain Commonwealth matters

Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) will generally make a grant of legal assistance for an application, review or renewal of a detention order or supervision order pursuant to the Serious Offenders Act 2018 in accordance with the following table. VLA also makes a grant of legal assistance for applications and reviews relating to Commonwealth Continuing Detention Orders, Control Orders and Extended Supervision Orders.

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

Emergency detention orders

Service/proceedingCounty CourtFee payableSupreme CourtFee payable
Lump sum (preparation)n/an/a3.5 hours$997
Daily appearance feen/an/an/a$1003
Mention/directionsn/an/an/a$390
Judgement feen/an/an/a$469

Detention orders / Commonwealth continuing detention orders

Service/proceedingCounty CourtFee payableSupreme CourtFee payable
Lump sum (preparation)n/an/a10 hours$2850
Brief (includes conferences)n/an/an/a$4521
Subsequent daysn/an/an/a$2097
Mention/directionsn/an/an/a$390
Instructing – per hour (up to a maximum of 5 hours per day)n/an/a1 hour$285
Judgement feen/an/an/a$469

Supervision orders / Commonwealth extended supervision orders or control orders

Service/proceedingCounty CourtFee payableSupreme CourtFee payable
Lump sum (preparation)5 hours$8957 hours$1995
Brief (includes conferences)n/a$2387n/a$3888
Subsequent daysn/a$1308n/a$2097
Mention/directionsn/a$285n/a$390
Instructing – per hour (up to a maximum of 5 hours per day)1 hour$1581 hour$285
Judgement feen/a$341n/a$469

Application for review brought by a person subject to an order

Service/proceedingCounty CourtFee payableSupreme CourtFee payable
Lump sum (preparation)5 hours$8957 hours$1995
Daily appearance feen/a$1038n/a$2170
Mention/directionsn/a$285n/a$390
Judgement feen/a$341n/a$469

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

VLA will allow additional claims for fees for additional preparation by counsel with VLA’s advance approval.

Reviewed 31 December 2023