Road Traffic Injury

Legal Fees Calculator

While we put our best effort to ensure that calculation is correct we are not specialist in this area, so please have it checked by specialist before using calculators results in your matter.

This calculator is limited to PIC / NSW motor accident regulated legal costs under the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999. It is designed to reproduce the structure of the costs calculator PDF, not to calculate damages or claims against a solicitor.

Scope

Damages and legal costs are separate. The damages figure can drive the stage 4 and stage 5 calculations, but the damages amount is not itself part of legal fees.

The monetary unit value is editable because PIC updates these calculators each 1 October.

How allowed costs work

Each row shows a maximum allowable, a manual amount claimed, and a manual costs allowed override.

If the allowed field is left blank, the calculator uses the lower of claimed and maximum allowable.

Main Inputs

Total damages assessed Monetary unit value You can consult this link to check the MU value for the year you want to calculate. The underlined section near the end of the document shows the editorial note with the adjustment year and monetary unit amounts. GST rate % Liability status Stage reached Amount claimed for costs Costs allowed Total including GST

The sample PDF was assessed using 1 monetary unit = $108.46 and GST = 10%. Leave the allowed field blank on any row if you want the calculator to use the lesser of claimed and maximum allowable automatically. Manual claimed or allowed values cannot exceed the maximum allowable for that row.

Schedule 1 - Clause 1 - Stage Costs

Stage 4 and stage 5 are driven by the damages assessed, liability status, and stage reached. Stage 4 uses the correct damages bracket formula. Stage 5 uses 2 cents per dollar of the assessment.

Stage 4 Include Stage 4 in the calculation

Stage 5 Include Stage 5 in the calculation

Schedule 1 - Maximum Costs for legal services (Clause 6(1))
Clause 1 - Costs determined by reference to certain stages in the matter - Table A
Description of stage and amount of Monetary units	Damages Assessed	Maximum costs allowable	Costs assessed and allowed	GST
Stage 1 ANF completed by legal representative	N/A			0.00
Stage 2 From retainer to service of claim form - maximum 2.92 mu	N/A	317.00		0.00
Stage 3 From service of claim form to insurer offer - maximum 4.32 mu	N/A	469.00		0.00
Stage 4 Resolution without certificate of assessment - Costs dependent on damages and liability status
Less than $20,000 Liability wholly admitted - 7.24 mu only - no additional cents per $		0.00		0.00
Liability not wholly admitted - 10 cents for each $ of the settlement		0.00		0.00
Over $20,000 & under $50,000 Liability wholly admitted - 7.24 mu plus 12 cents for each $ over $20,000		0.00		0.00
Liability not wholly admitted - 25.92 mu plus 12 cents per $ over $20,000		0.00		0.00
Over $50,000 & under $100,000 Liability wholly admitted - 51.84 mu plus 10 cents per $ over $50,000		0.00		0.00
Liability not wholly admitted - 71.28 mu plus 10 cents per $ over $50,000		0.00		0.00
Over $100,000 Liability wholly admitted - 114.48 mu plus 2 cents per $ over $100,000		0.00		0.00
Liability not wholly admitted - 133.92 mu plus 2 cents per $ over $100,000		0.00		0.00

Stage 5 Resolution after assessment before court 2 cents per dollar of the assessment complete to include stage 4 above	0.00	0.00		0.00
Stage costs subtotal		786.00	0.00	0.00

Not wholly admitted formula applied based on the damages bracket.

Other Legal Services

Description of legal service and amount of Monetary Units	Maximum allowable	Costs Allowed (May be less than max.)	GST
Medical disputes under Part 3.4 referred for assessment Original medical assessment s 60 - maximum amount per medical dispute - 10 mu Disputes	1,085.00		0.00
Medical disputes under Part 3.4 referred for assessment Further medical assessment s 62 - if further assessment occurs - 10 mu Disputes	1,085.00		0.00
Medical disputes under Part 3.4 referred for assessment Review of medical assessment s 63 - if referred to a panel - 10 mu Reviews	1,085.00		0.00
NOTE: Maximum amount for all medical disputes per claim - 25 mu If filled, this total overrides the three rows above. If blank, the three rows above are summed.	2,712.00		0.00
Claim Disputes Special Assessment - s96 Maximum amount per dispute - 12 mu Disputes	1,302.00		0.00
NOTE: Max per claim (excluding s 96(1)(e)-(g) disputes) - 25 mu	2,712.00
Representation at assessment conference hearing Maximum flat fee of 12.5 mu	1,356.00		0.00
Representation at assessment conference hearing Maximum hourly rate after first 2 hours - 3 mu Hours after first 2	325.00		0.00
Conference directly related to an assessment Maximum hourly rate - 3 mu Claimed or allowed may be any amount up to Hours x Maximum allowable. Hours	325.00		0.00
Country loading See the list in the Regulation	N/A		0.00
Interstate loadings Interstate loadings are 'reasonable'.	N/A		0.00
Sub-total		0.00	0.00

Medico-Legal Services

Schedule 2 - Maximum fees for Medico-Legal Services (Clause 10)
Description of medico-legal service and amount of Monetary Units		Maximum costs allowable above service or report	Amount claimed for costs	Costs assessed and allowed	GST
Appearances as witnesses	Health Practitioners giving evidence
Appearances as witnesses Evidence not expert evidence - 3 mu per hour to max of 6 mu Hours		325.00			0.00
Appearances as witnesses Expert evidence - 8 mu for the first 1.5 hours then 3 mu per hour or part thereof up to a max of 24 mu Hours		868.00			0.00
Travelling Allowance In connection with appearance as a witness - maximum of $0.55 per km Kilometres		0.55			0.00
Accommodation and meals In connection with appearance as a witness - reasonable costs		N/A			0.00
Medical reports	Name of doctor
Attending GP Reports No re-examination - 2.5 mu each Reports		271.00			0.00
Attending GP Reports Examination - 3.3 mu each Reports		358.00			0.00
Attending Specialist Reports No re-examination - 8 mu each Reports		868.00			0.00
Attending Specialist Reports Examination - 12 mu each Reports		1,302.00			0.00
Medico-Legal Specialist Reports - Not jointly agreed No examination - 8 mu each Reports		868.00			0.00
Medico-Legal Specialist Reports - Not jointly agreed With examination - 12 mu each Reports		1,302.00			0.00
Medico-Legal Specialist Reports - JOINTLY agreed No examination - 12 mu each Reports		1,302.00			0.00
Medico-Legal Specialist Reports - JOINTLY agreed With examination - 16 mu each Reports		1,735.00			0.00
Copying medical reports Maximum of $1 per page for doctor's copying (not lawyer) Pages		1.00			0.00
Note: If appearance or medical report is not required, not more than 50% of the relevant amount above may be allowed.
Sub-total				0.00	0.00

Costs Not Regulated

Costs Not Regulated (Clause 4)
Category or type of unregulated costs	Name of expert or service provider	Costs Allowed	GST
(a) fees for accident investigation or reconstruction reports			0.00
(b) fees for accountants' reports			0.00
(c) reports from health practitioners (other than medical practitioners)			0.00
(d) fees for other reports relating to treatment or rehab (eg, house mods)			0.00
(e) fees for clinical records (including medical practitioners)			0.00
(f) fees for interpreter or translation services			0.00
(g) claimant travel costs & expenses attending PIC or court			0.00
(h) witness expenses at the PIC or court			0.00
GST free costs
Sub-total		0.00	0.00

Calculated Totals

Area	Costs allowed	GST
Schedule 1 stages 1-5	0.00	0.00
Other legal services	0.00	0.00
Medico-legal services	0.00	0.00
Costs not regulated	0.00	0.00
Total before GST	0.00
Total GST		0.00
Total including GST	0.00