Schedule 2Maximum fees for medico-legal services

# Schedule 2 Maximum fees for medico-legal services Schedule 2 Maximum fees for medico-legal services (Clause 28 (1)) | | | Maximum fee | | Appearances as witnesses | | 1 | Health practitioners called to give evidence other than expert evidence, per hour (or proportionately if not for a full hour) to a maximum of 9 monetary units | 4.5 monetary units | | 2 | Health practitioners called to give expert evidence— | | | | (a) for the first 1.5 hours (including time travelling to the court from the medical professional’s home, hospital, place of practice, office or other place and return to that place from the court) | 12 monetary units | | | (b) for every full hour after the first 1.5 hours (or proportionately if not for a full hour) | 4.5 monetary units | | | to a maximum of 36 monetary units | | | 3 | Travelling allowance (for travel by private motor vehicle) in connection with appearance as witness—per kilometre | 66 cents | | 4 | Accommodation and meals in connection with appearance as witness | reasonable costs | | Medical reports | | 5 | Report made by a treating general practitioner— | | | | (a) if a re-examination of the patient is not required | 3.75 monetary units | | | (b) if a re-examination of the patient is required | 4.95 monetary units | | 6 | Report made by a treating specialist— | | | | (a) if a re-examination of the patient is not required | 12 monetary units | | | (b) if a re-examination of the patient is required | 16 monetary units | | 7 | Report made by a specialist who has not previously treated the patient (where both parties have not jointly agreed to the appointment of the specialist)— | | | | (a) if an examination of the patient is not required | 12 monetary units | | | (b) if an examination of the patient is required | 16 monetary units | | 8 | Report made by a specialist who has not previously treated the patient (where both parties have jointly agreed to the appointment of the specialist)— | | | | (a) if an examination of the patient is not required | 18 monetary units | | | (b) if an examination of the patient is required | 22 monetary units | | 9 | Charges for copying medical reports—per page | $1 | | Cancellation fee | | 10 | Fee if appearance or medical report is not required | Not more than 50% of the relevant amount specified in this table | **sch 2:** Ins 2017 (639), Sch 1 \[4\]. Am 2018 (555), Sch 1 \[1\]–\[7\].