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Queensland Drug and Alcohol Court (QDAC) Additional Charges
Queensland Drug and Alcohol Court (QDAC) Sentence
Committal proceedings and matters referred to the Queensland Drug and Alcohol Court
In circumstances where the in-house practice of LAQ have a conflict of interest that precludes them from representing a QDAC participant in relation to additional charges and the DAC5 grant of aid is issued to a preferred supplier there are two professional fee options, full fee and reduced fee.
The full fee is payable when the practitioner appears at a sentence in QDAC or the Magistrates Court.
The reduced fee is payable if:
In circumstances where the in-house practice of LAQ has a conflict of interest that precludes them from representing a defendant at a sentence in QDAC and the DAC2 grant of aid is issued to a preferred supplier there are two professional fee options, full fee and reduced fee.
The full fee is payable when the practitioner appears at an eligibility hearing in QDAC and a sentence in either QDAC or the magistrates court.
Under the initial committal grant (MR1) practitioners are able to claim only the preparation component and a mention fee if the matter is referred to the Drug and Alcohol Court for assessment.
Last updated 2 March 2018
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