Federal Circuit and Family Court
| Commonwealth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Solicitor | Stage 1B Litigation intervention mediation or court ordered mediation conducted by Legal Aid NSW | Attendance at mediation, per hour, to maximum 4 hours | $150 |
| Stage 1C Court based mediation conference conducted by Judicial Registrar | Attendance at mediation, per hour, to maximum 4 hours | $150 | |
| An additional hour may be available in exceptional circumstances that extend the mediation time | $150 | ||
| Stage 2A Initiating court proceedings up to conclusion of directions hearings | Taking instructions for application or response and for affidavits, communications, preparing court documents, attending to filing and service, all court appearances including directions hearings and mentions, preparing and filing consent orders | $1,350 | |
| Stage 2B Initiating court proceedings up to conclusion of directions hearings, including application for interim relief filed at the same time | Taking instructions for application or response and for affidavits, communications, preparing court documents, attending to filing and service, all court appearances including directions hearings and mentions, preparing and filing consent orders | $1,350 | |
| Appearance at defended interim hearing, per hour to maximum 5 hours | $150 | ||
| Drafting Notice of child abuse, family violence or risk | $150 | ||
| Stage 2C Interim or summary hearing as a discrete event | Taking instructions for application or response and for affidavits, communications, preparing court documents, attending to filing and service, all court appearances including directions hearings and mentions, preparing and filing consent orders | $900 | |
| Appearance at defended interim hearing, per hour to maximum 5 hours | $150 | ||
| Stage 2D Up to conclusion of conciliation conference (if any) | File management, taking instructions, court appearance, consent orders | $450 | |
| Stage 2E Application for recovery order where there is an existing court order | Taking instructions for application or response and for affidavits, communications, preparing court documents, attending to filing and service, all court appearances including directions hearings and mentions, preparing and filing consent orders | $450 | |
| Court appearance, per hour, to maximum 5 hours | $150 | ||
| Stage 3 Preparation for hearing | Taking instructions, interviewing witnesses, preparing documents including affidavits, preparing client for family or expert report process, issuing subpoenae, preparing trial documents, preparing and delivering brief to counsel, reading family or expert report, conference with counsel, preparing and filing consent orders | By negotiation | |
| Stage 4A Final hearing | Court appearance, per hour | $150 | |
| Stage 4B Taking judgment | Taking judgment and explaining orders, if judgment listed on a separate day | $150 | |
| Stage 5A Full Court appeal | All work up to and including the hearing of the appeal to the Full Court | $1,500 | |
| Stage 5B Single judge appeal | All work up to and including the hearing of the appeal to a single judge | $1,800 | |
| Solicitor advocate | Final hearing | Where the hearing is more than one day and raises complex issues Court appearance, per hour | $225 |
| Counsel | Final hearing | First day fee, including preparation, conferences and appearance at hearing | $1,200 |
| Appearance at subsequent days, per day | $965 | ||
| Case outline document | Preparation, per hour to maximum 2 hours | $150 | |
| Other appearance work or chamber work | Appearance or preparation work, per hour | $150 | |
| Full Court appeal | All inclusive fee including preparation, conferences and hearing | $2,160 | |
| Commonwealth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Solicitor | Less adversarial trial | To cover intake stage and all work up to the listing of the matter for hearing including taking instructions, advice and assistance in the preparation of consent and questionnaire documents, all preparation for and initial appearance in the Less Adversarial Trial, negotiation, preparing and filing consent orders | $900 |
| Magellan | Taking instructions, advice and assistance in the preparation of court documents, preparation for and all appearances in the Magellan Program up to the listing of the matter for final hearing, negotiation, preparing and filing consent orders – where funding was approved prior to the matter entering the Magellan Program | $600 | |
| Taking instructions, advice and assistance in the preparation of court documents, preparation for and all appearances in the Magellan Program up to the listing of the matter for final hearing, negotiation, preparing and filing consent orders – where funding was not approved prior to the matter entering the Magellan Program | $1,200 | ||
| Change of venue application | Taking instructions for application or response and for affidavits, communications, preparing court documents, attending to filing and service, all court appearances including directions hearings and mentions, preparing and filing consent orders | $300 | |
| Divorce | With no children under 18, lump sum fee | $450 | |
| With children under 18, lump sum fee | $600 | ||
| Enforcement / contravention proceedings | Taking instructions for application or response and for affidavits, communications, preparing court documents, attending to filing and service, all court appearances including directions hearings and mentions, preparing and filing consent orders | $600 | |
| Court appearance at defended contravention / enforcement hearing, per hour to maximum 5 hours | $150 | ||
| Child support declaration under s 106A or 107 of the Child Support (Assessment) Act 1989 | All work up to and including appearance at the directions hearing following the release of parentage testing results | $600 | |
| Consent orders (where there is no existing funding approval for mediation or court proceedings) | Lump sum fee | $450 | |
| Agency | Instruct agent, for up to three appearances, per hour to maximum 3 hours The principal is to pay the agent from their lump sum fee | $150 | |
| Commonwealth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Solicitor | ICL Stage 1 Mediation at Legal Aid NSW | Attendance at mediation, per hour, to a maximum of 4 hours | $150 |
| Preparing consent orders | $150 | ||
| Court based mediation convened by a Judicial Registrar | Attendance at mediation, per hour, to a maximum of 4 hours | $150 | |
| An additional hour may be available in exceptional circumstances that extend the mediation time | $150 | ||
| ICL Stage 2A From directions hearing until listing of matter for hearing | Where an order is made at directions hearing for work up to and including the listing of the matter for hearing, including meeting with children | $1,950 | |
| ICL Stage 2B Interim hearing as a discrete event | Preparation | $900 | |
| Court appearance at defended interim hearing, per hour to maximum 5 hours | $150 | ||
| ICL Stage 2C Application to court for appointment of a single expert witness under Division 7.1.2 | All work including court appearance associated with the application | $300 | |
| ICL Stage 3A To eve of hearing | All appearances, preparation etc to eve of hearing, including meeting with children | $1,650 | |
| ICL Stage 4A Final hearing | Court appearance, per hour | $150 | |
| ICL Stage 4B Taking judgment | Taking judgment, if judgment listed on a separate day | $150 | |
| ICL Stage 5 Full Court appeal | All work up to and including the hearing of the appeal to the Full Court | $1,800 | |
| Counsel | Final hearing | First day fee, including preparation, conferences and appearance at first day of hearing | $1,200 |
| Appearance at subsequent days of hearing, per day | $965 | ||
| Case outline document | Preparation, per hour to maximum 2 hours | $150 | |
| Other appearance work or chamber work | Appearance or preparation work, per hour | $150 | |
| Full Court appeal | All inclusive fee including preparation, conferences and hearing | $2,160 | |
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