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Fees for counselling reports and sessions

The Chief Magistrate has issued Guidelines for the purpose of guiding Tribunal Members and Registrars in the amount of financial assistance to award for expenses relating to counselling reports and sessions. All fees awarded are at the discretion of the Tribunal.

Guideline 2/2007 applies to:

• all reports filed with the Tribunal on and after 1 January 2008; and
• all awards for counselling sessions made on and after 1 January 2008.

Guideline 2/2004 will continue to apply to:

• all reports filed with the Tribunal prior to 1 January 2008; and
• all counselling sessions awarded prior to 1 January 2008.

Guideline 2/2007 distinguishes between fees that will be awarded to Registered Psychologists and non-Psychologist counsellors. The hourly rate of assistance that will be awarded for counselling sessions by a Registered Psychologist has increased from $104.40 to $130.00. The hourly rate of assistance that will be awarded for counselling sessions by a non-psychologist counsellor has been set at $100.00.

Fees for preparation of reports

The Chief Magistrate has provided the following guidance to the Tribunal in relation to awards of financial assistance for counselling reports made on and from 1 January 2008:

	Fee (including GST)
Report Type	Registered Psychologist	Non-Psychologist
First report recommencing an award of financial assistance for 5 hours or less of counselling	*$250.00	$250.00
First report recommencing an award of financial assistance for more than 5 hours of counselling	*$300.00 to $500.00	$300.00 to $500.00
Subsequent report for award of financial assistance recommending financial assistance for further counselling than previously awarded	*$250.00	$250.00

* and for up to 2 hours at the authorised hourly rate for time spent conducting formal testing that is necessary for the purpose of preparing the report.

 Fees for counselling sessions

The Chief Magistrate has provided the following guidance to the Tribunal in relation to awards of financial assistance for counselling sessions made on or after 1 January 2008:

	Fee (including GST)
Duration of Individual Client Counselling Sessions	Registered Psychologist	Non-Psychologist
30 minutes	$65.00	$50.00
60 minutes	$130.00	$100.00
90 Minutes	$195.00	$150.00

 

	Fee (including GST)
Duration of Group or Family Counselling Sessions	Registered Psychologist	Non-Psychologist
30 minutes	$37.50 per person to a maximum of $137.50	$30.00 per person to a maximum of $110.00
60 minutes	$75.00 per person to a maximum of $250.00	$60.00 per person to a maximum of $200.00