Schedule 2 Maximum fees for medico-legal services

Schedule 2 Maximum fees for medico-legal services

(Clause 11)

| | | 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 6 MU | 3 MU | | 2 | Health practitioners called to give expert evidence— | | | | (a) for the first one and a half 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) | 8 MU | | | (b) for every full hour after the first one and a half hours (or proportionately if not for a full hour) | 3 MU | | | to a maximum of 24 MU | | | 3 | Travelling allowance in connection with appearance as witness—per kilometre | 55 cents | | 4 | Accommodation and meals in connection with appearance as witness | reasonable costs | | Medical reports | | 5 | Report made by an attending general practitioner— | | | | (a) if a re-examination of the patient is not required | 2.5 MU | | | (b) if a re-examination of the patient is required | 3.3 MU | | 6 | Report made by an attending specialist— | | | | (a) if a re-examination of the patient is not required | 8 MU | | | (b) if a re-examination of the patient is required | 12 MU | | 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 | 8 MU | | | (b) if an examination of the patient is required | 12 MU | | 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 | 12 MU | | | (b) if an examination of the patient is required | 16 MU | | 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 Schedule |