FAMILY LAW RULES 2004 - SCHEDULE 3 Itemised scale of costs
FAMILY LAW RULES 2004 - SCHEDULE 3
Itemised scale of costsNote 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 2019 (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 Different amounts, set out in superseded versions of this Schedule, may continue to apply to work done before that date.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) | $21.43 per 100 words |
102 | Producing a document (other than a letter) in printed form | $7.31 per 100 words |
103 | Drafting and producing a letter (including a fax or an email) | $24.60 per 100 words |
104 | Reading a document | $10.02 per 100 words |
105 | Scanning a document (where reading is not necessary) | $3.93 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 | 83 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) | $251.50 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) |
$163.04 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)) | $483.69-$829.21 | $288.76-$411.85 |
202 | Attendance at a conference (including a court-appointed conference), if necessary | $483.69-$829.21 | $288.76-$411.85 |
203 | Attendance of less than 3 hours (for example, a procedural hearing or a summary hearing) | $483.69-$3,454.91 | $258.34-$1,210.58 |
204 | A hearing or trial taking at least 3 hours but not more than 1 day |
$898.27-$6,910.49 | $856.50-$1,979.86 |
205 | Other hearings or trials | $2,280.34-$6,910.49 | $2,041.23-$3,000.33 |
206 |
Reserved judgment | $483.69-$829.21 | $288.76-$411.85 |
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 | $1,062.27 |
302 | If the lawyer employed another lawyer to attend at court for the applicant and there is no child of the marriage under 18 | $790.33 |
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 | $997.30 |
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 | $746.25 |
305 | If the lawyer did not attend at court for the hearing under section 98A of the Act | $642.08 |
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 | $642.08 |
402 | A Third Party Debt Notice under rule 20.32 | $642.08 |