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FAMILY LAW RULES 2004 2003 NO. 375 - SCHEDULE 3

Itemised scale of costs

(rule 19.18)

Note
The amounts in this Schedule are inclusive of GST.

Part 1 Fees for lawyer's work done

Item


Matter for which charge is made


Charge


101


Drafting documents (other than letters)


$14.10 per 100 words


102


Producing documents in printed form (other than letters)


$4.85 per 100 words


103


Drafting and producing letters (including fax or e-mail transmissions)


$16.20 per 100 words


104


Reading documents


$6.60 per 100 words


105


Scanning of documents (where reading is not necessary)


$2.65 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


20 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)


$165.00 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)


$107.30 per hour


Part 2 Fees for counsel's work done

Item


Matter for which charge is made


Charge


201


Chamber work (including preparing or settling any necessary document, opinion, advice or evidence, and any reading fee (if allowed))


$190-$270 per hour


202


Conferences (including court appointed conferences), if necessary


$190-$270 per hour


203


Short attendances (for example, procedural hearings, interim or procedural hearings, summary hearings taking less than 3 hours)


$170-$795


204


Short defended hearings (taking at least 3 hours but not more than 1 day)


$580-$1 340


205


Other defended hearings


$1 340-$1 970 per day


206


Reserved judgment


$190-$270 per hour


Part 3 Basic composite amount for undefended divorce

Item


Matter for which charge is made


Charge


301


If the lawyer employed another lawyer to attend at court for the applicant and there is a child of the marriage under 18 years old


$720


302


If the lawyer employed another lawyer to attend at court for the applicant and there is no child of the marriage under 18 years old


$535


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 years old


$675


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 years old


$505


305


If the lawyer did not attend at court for the hearing under section 98A of the Act


$435


Part 4 Basic composite amount for application for Enforcement Warrant or Third Party Debt Notice

Item


Matter for which charge is made


Charge


401


An Enforcement Warrant under rule 20.16


$435


402


A Third Party Debt Notice under rule 20.32


$435




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