Note 1: See rule 19.18 and clause 6.19 of Schedule 6.
Note 2: This Schedule applies generally to work done on or after 1 January 2018 (see rule 27.01). Different amounts, set out in superseded versions of this Schedule, may continue to apply to work done before that date.
Part 1 -- Costs allowable for lawyer's work done and services performed
Costs--lawyer's work | ||
Item | Matter for which charge may be made | Amount (including GST) |
101 | Drafting a document (other than a letter) | $20.99 per 100 words |
102 |
Producing a document (other than a letter) in printed form | $7.16 per 100 words |
103 | Drafting and producing a letter (including a fax or an email) | $24.10 per 100 words |
104 | Reading a document | $9.82 per 100 words |
105 | Scanning a document (where reading is not necessary) | $3.85 per 100 words |
106 | For a document or letter mentioned in item 101, 102, 103, 104 or 105 containing more than 3,000 words | The amount allowed by the Registrar |
107 | Photocopy or other reproduction of a document | 82 cents per page |
108 | Time reasonably spent by a lawyer on work requiring the skill of a lawyer (except work to which any other item in this Part applies) | $246.33 per hour |
109 | Time reasonably spent by a lawyer, or by a clerk of a lawyer, on work (except work to which any other item in this Part applies) | $159.69 per hour |
Note: See rule 19.43 in relation to item 104.
Part 2 -- Costs allowable for counsel's work done and services performed
Costs--counsel's work | |||
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)) | $473.75-$812.16 | $282.83-$403.38 |
202 | Attendance at a conference (including a court-appointed conference), if necessary | $473.75-$812.16 | $282.83-$403.38 |
203 | Attendance of less than 3 hours (for example, a procedural hearing or a summary hearing) |
$473.75-$3,383.85 | $253.03-$1,185.69 |
204 | A hearing or trial taking at least 3 hours but not more than 1 day | $879.80-$6,768.36 |
$838.89-$1,939.14 |
205 | Other hearings or trials |
$2,233.44-$6,768.36 | $1,999.25-$2,938.62 |
206 |
Reserved judgment | $473.75-$812.16 | $282.83-$403.38 |
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 | $1,040.43 |
302 | If the lawyer employed another lawyer to attend at court for the applicant and there is no child of the marriage under 18 | $774.08 |
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 | $976.79 |
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 | $730.91 |
305 | If the lawyer did not attend at court for the hearing under section 98A of the Act | $628.88 |
Part 4 -- Basic composite amount for request for Enforcement Warrant or Third Party Debt Notice
Costs--Enforcement Warrant or Third Party Debt Notice | ||
Item | Matter for which charge may be made | Amount (including GST) |
401 | An Enforcement Warrant under rule 20.16 | $628.88 |
402 | A Third Party Debt Notice under rule 20.32 | $628.88 |
Part 2 -- Transitional provisions
2 Part 27.1
Repeal the Part, substitute:
Part 27.1 -- Transitional provisions relating to the Family Law Amendment (Costs) Rules 2017
27.01 Application of Schedule 3 (itemised scale of costs)
Schedule 3, as substituted by the Family Law Amendment (Costs) Rules 2017 , applies to work done on or after 1 January 2018.