Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered RegulationsNote: See rules 12.17, 12.18, 12.20 to 12.26, 12.30, 12.47 and 12.48.
Part 1 -- Costs allowable for lawyer's work done and services performed
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Costs--lawyer's work | ||
| Item | Matter for which charge may be made |
Amount (including GST) |
| 101 | Drafting a document (other than a letter) | $22.09 per 100 words |
| 102 | Producing a document (other than a letter) in printed form | $7.53 per 100 words |
| 103 | Drafting and producing a letter (including a fax or an email) | $25.36 per 100 words |
104 | Reading a document | $10.33 per 100 words |
| 105 | Scanning a document (if reading is not necessary) | $4.05 per 100 words |
| 106 |
For a document or letter referred to in item 101, 102, 103, 104 or 105 containing more than 3,000 words | The amount allowed by the Registrar |
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107 | Photocopy or other reproduction of a document | 86 cents per page |
108 | Time reasonably spent by a lawyer on work requiring the skill of a lawyer (other than work to which any other item in this Part applies) |
$259.22 per hour |
| 109 | Time reasonably spent by a lawyer, or by a clerk of a lawyer, on work (other than work to which any other item in this Part applies) | $168.05 per hour |
Note: See rule 12.23 in relation to item 104.
Part 2 -- Costs allowable for counsel's work done and services performed
| Costs--counsel's work | |||
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Item | Matter for which charge may be made | Amount (including GST) Senior counsel | Amount (including GST) Junior counsel |
| 201 |
Chamber work (including preparing or settling any necessary document, opinion, advice or evidence, and any reading fee (if allowed)) | $498.54-$854.67 | $297.62-$424.49 |
| 202 | Attendance at a conference (including a court-appointed conference), if necessary | $498.54-$854.67 | $297.62-$424.49 |
| 203 | Attendance of less than 3 hours (for example, a procedural hearing or a summary hearing) |
$498.54-$3,560.98 | $266.27-$1,247.74 |
| 204 | A hearing or trial taking at least 3 hours but not more than 1 day | $925.85-$7,122.64 |
$882.79-$2,040.64 |
| 205 | Other hearings or trials |
$2,350.35-$7,122.64 | $2,103.90-$3,092.44 |
| 206 |
Reserved judgment | $498.54-$854.67 | $297.62-$424.49 |
Part 3 -- Basic composite amount for undefended divorce
| Costs--undefended divorce | ||
| Item | Matter for which charge may be made | Amount (including GST) |
| 301 | If the lawyer employed another lawyer to attend at court for the applicant and there is a child of the marriage under 18 | $1,094.88 |
| 302 | If the lawyer employed another lawyer to attend at court for the applicant and there is no child of the marriage under 18 | $814.59 |
| 303 | If the lawyer did not employ another lawyer to attend at court for the applicant and there is a child of the marriage under 18 | $1,027.92 |
| 304 | If the lawyer did not employ another lawyer to attend at court for the applicant and there is no child of the marriage under 18 | $769.16 |
| 305 | If the lawyer did not attend at court for the hearing under section 98A of the Act | $661.79 |
Part 4 -- Basic composite amount for request for Enforcement Warrant or Third Party Debt Notice
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Costs--Enforcement Warrant or Third Party Debt Notice | ||
| Item | Matter for which charge may be made | Amount |
| 401 | An Enforcement Warrant under rule 11.15 | $661.79 |
| 402 | A Third Party Debt Notice under rule 11.34 | $661.79 |