Federal Court of Australia

NATIONAL GUIDE TO COUNSEL FEES
Table of rates applied by taxing officers from 13 December 2003 to present

	1 Aug 2011 to Present-	4 Jan 2010-31 Jul 2011	1 Jan 2009-3 Jan 2010	1 Jul 2006-31 Dec 2009	1 Jan 2005-30 Jun 2006	13 Dec 2002-31 Dec 2005	
Applications/Appeals	Junior Counsel	Senior Counsel	Junior Counsel	Senior Counsel	Junior Counsel	Senior Counsel	Junior Counsel	Senior Counsel	Junior Counsel	Senior Counsel	Junior Counsel	Senior Counsel	
Fee on Brief 
(including: preparation at discretion of taxing officer and
appearance on the first day of a hearing)
OR	$1275-5100

	$2100-7650

	$1200-4800

	$1950-7200

	$1160-4660

	$1920–7000	$1060–4240	$1750–6360	$1000-4000	$1650–6000	$900-3600	$1500–5500	
Appearance at hearing (daily rate including conference)
	$900-4200	$2060-6400	$850-3950	$1950-6000	$820-3850	$1920–5830	$740–3500	$1750–5300	$700-3300	$1650-5000	$650-3000	$1500-4500	
Interlocutory Applications													
Interlocutory hearing
short (up to 2 hours)
long (2 hrs plus)	
$370-2125
$690-4140	
$425-3185
$850-6400
	
$350-2000
$650-3900	
$400-3000
$800-6000
	
$320-1920
$640-3800	
$400–2920
$760–5930	
$290–1750
$640–3800	
$370–2650
$690–5300	
$275-1650
$550-3300	
$350-2500
$650-5000	
$250-1500
$500-3000	
$300-2250
$600-4500	
Other													
Hourly rate for:
•	Directions hearing
•	Preparation time
•	Conferences (not occurring on day of hearing)
•	Settling applications, statements of claim, affidavits, defence, other documents
•	Opinions, advice on evidence
•	Written submissions (where not allowed above)
•	Attending to receive judgment (where appropriate)
•	Not otherwise provided for
	$265-530	$425-740	$250-500	$400-700	$260-470	$400-700	$235–425	$370-635	$220-400	$350-600	$200-350	$300-550