Victorian Consolidated Legislation

County Court Act 1958 - SECT 33

Fees to legal practitioners to be fixed by the judges

33. Fees to legal practitioners to be fixed by the judges

The fees to be allowed to legal practitioners practising in the court and the
expenses to be paid to witnesses shall be those fixed by the scale in the
rules under this Act but the costs of employing practitioners either by the
plaintiff or defendant shall not be allowed as costs in the cause in any civil
case in which the amount recovered does not exceed $20 unless the court allows
the same.