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Schedule of Fees

Family Reports

Child Impact Assessment Report

Child Impact Assessment Report

$6050 (inc. GST)


Standard fee includes:

Interviews with two parties and two children

Four hours subpoena reading

Provision of family report.


Additional fees:

$350 for each additional adult or child

$150 per hour after four hours of subpoena reading. 


Child Impact Assessment Report

Child Impact Assessment Report

Child Impact Assessment Report

$3300 (inc. GST)


Standard fee includes:

Interviews with two parties and two children

Provision of Child Impact Asessment Report.


Additional fees:

$350 for each additional adult or child.

Cross Examinations

Child Impact Assessment Report

Cross Examinations

$660 (inc. GST) upfront payment for three hours of cross examination. Payment required minimum 48 hours prior to the date the expert is required. If cancelled within 48 hours, it will not be refunded. 


Evidence in person:
If the expert is required to attend the Newcastle Registry to give evidence in person, there is an upfront fee of $1000 (inc. GST). Additional fees will be charged for registries other than Newcastle.


The upfront fee is payable four weeks prior to the expert being required. If cancelled within 7 days of the expert being required, there will be no refund given. 

Please note:

All parties must have deposited fees into the nominated account 21 days prior to the commencement of interviews.


Urgent appointments may be available for an additional fee.


Rates are based on interviews and observations occurring from office in Belmont NSW (Newcastle/East Lake Macquarie).


Additional fee for travel outside of Newcastle can be negotiated. 


If the report is cancelled within 14 days of the interviews, no refund will be provided.


All material, including subpoenaed material, must be provided electronically no later than 14 days prior to the interview date. No material will be reviewed after the interview. 


If you require childcare to be offered, one of our staff members with Working With Children Checks and Police Checks completed can be available with prior booking and at an additional cost. 


The Family Chronicles is grateful to work on the land of the Awabakal people. We acknowledge their elders past, present and future and extend that 

acknowledgement to all First Nations Peoples.

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