FAMILY LAW RULES 20042003 No. 375 - RULE 19.35 Allowance for matters not specified

Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

Allowance for matters not specified

(1): A Registrar may allow a reasonable sum for work properly performed that is not specifically provided for in Schedule 3.

(2): When considering whether to allow an amount for costs or an expense, the Registrar may consider:

(a): any other fees paid or payable to the lawyer and counsel for work to which a fee or allowance applies;
(b): the complexity of the case;
(c): the amount or value of the property or financial resource involved;
(d): the nature and importance of the case to the party concerned;
(e): the difficulty or novelty of the matters raised in the case;
(f): the special skill, knowledge or responsibility required, or the demands made, of the lawyer by the case;
(g): the conduct of all the parties and the time spent on the case;
(h): the place where, and the circumstances in which, work or any part of it was done;
(i): the quality of work done and whether the level of expertise was appropriate to the nature of the work; and
(j): the time in which the work was required to be done.

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