- Published:
- Monday 16 February 2026 at 10:25 am
We have introduced new interim fees for matters in the Supreme Court of Victoria.
This follows changes that took effect on 28 December 2025 under the Justice Legislation Amendment (Committals) Act 2025, which abolished committals for indictable matters that can only be tried in the Supreme Court. Among the changes is the expansion of section 198A applications and hearings for pre-trial cross-examination in the Supreme Court.
In response, we have created these interim fees. They are available under a grant of aid for a trial via a special disbursement.
| Hearing/activity | Fee | How to apply |
| Application for a section 198A hearing | $894 | Special disbursement |
| Appearance where witness/witnesses are cross-examined – section 198A | $2197 | Special disbursement |
If you have any questions, please contact the Associate Director, Indictable Crime, Kin Leong at kin.leong@vla.vic.gov.au or our Grants and Quality Assurance team at grants@vla.vic.gov.au.
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