Table S – Expert reports and court attendances by psychologists and psychiatrists in criminal matters

Table S – Expert reports and court attendances by psychologists and psychiatrists in criminal matters
Table S sets out the fixed fees payable by Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) for expert reports and court attendances by psychologists and psychiatrists in criminal matters.
These fees are effective from 1 January this year. For fees payable prior to this see Archived versions of the Handbook.
Service provided | Fee payable for psychologist | Fee payable for psychiatrist |
---|---|---|
Assessment and report with jail conference | $766 | $862 |
Assessment and report without jail conference | $672 | $766 |
Treating expert report | $429 | $521 |
Supplementary report | $376 | $473 |
Evidentiary report to establish:
Before the assisted person incurs the fee, there must be explicit factual material which confirms a reasonable expectation of an organic psychiatric condition. |
$1013 | $1013 |
Attendance at metropolitan court – half day, including travel | $473 | $576 |
Attendance at regional court – half day, including travel | $672 | $766 |
Non-attendance fee | $76 | $103 |
Practitioners can claim these fees using ATLAS or submitting a tax invoice.