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Clause type: Approval
Legal aid has been granted for the Independent Children’s Lawyers attendance at a hearing relating to an application in a proceeding. Grants of legal assistance in family law matters are provided in stages. This stage allows: - Communication and negotiation with the parties - Preparing: - any court documentation - any affidavit material - any subpoenas - a notice of risk of child abuse - for court attendance - Peruse material filed by the parties - Filing documents - Attendance at court This is a maximum fee grant of aid. Claims can be made for actual time spent up to the maximum.
Attendances Practitioners must claim for the actual time spent on a matter, up to the maximum allowable.
Sundries Practitioners may claim up to the entire sundries fee granted. The sundries fee includes all photocopying, phone calls, faxes and stamps. The fees provided are fixed. There are no exceptions for exceeding the sundries grant provided.
Specific disbursements such as subpoena fees and expert reports are subject to separate grants of aid (request separately).