Generally the fee covers all aspects of the assessment and medico-legal report. All clients are required to sign a costs agreement which outlines additional fees which may be payable from time to time.
Generally additional fees pertain to travel time, court appearances and obtaining medical records. Please ask our team for a copy of our costs agreement.
For all medico-legal appointments, where you have been referred by your solicitor or other person for an assessment and report, fees are payable immediately prior to your assessment session. We accept American Express, Visa, MasterCard, EFTPOS or cash, Unfortunately we do not accept cheques.
From time to time solicitors prefer to take our fees into their trust account. This must be arranged prior to your assessment.
Generally treatment fees are for a "treatment hour" which includes 45 minutes of face to face time with the clinician with an additional 15 minutes allowed for the clinician to write notes and make referrals.
Treatment fees remain the responsibility of the patient and are generally payable immediately after the treatment session.
Payment is made at the conclusion of your session. We accept American Express, MasterCard, Visa, EFTPOS or cash. Unfortunately we do not accept cheques.
We accept Legal Aid referrals on a case by case basis. Please contact us if you or your client requires a medico-legal report at Legal Aid rates.
For eligible patients we accept payment directly from NDIS managed plan provider services. Please note that patients are responsible for all fees until finalised by their relevant provider.
Please contact us prior to your session if you wish to have your fees paid by your NDIS managed plan provider.
For eligible patients we accept payment directly from the insurer. Please note that patients are responsible for all fees until finalised by their relevant insurer.
Please contact us prior to your session if you wish to have your fees paid by your insurer, but please note that insurers generally require a letter from us outlining a proposed treatment plan. This means that often the initial assessment session is not covered by your insurer.
At Depsypher we do not believe in passing on credit card surcharges. It is much more convenient for us to be paid by card rather than having to visit the bank to deposit cash. Accordingly when you pay in the office we do not apply a surcharge.
However, if you choose to pay your invoice via the online software there is an automatic surcharge applied to your invoice. To avoid this we recommend making a bank deposit (details on the invoice) or attending the office to pay in person.
Forensic Mental Health is a subspecialty of psychiatry, specialising in mental illness and its interface with the criminal justice system
Comprehensive assessment and court report for matters being heard in the Local Court
Comprehensive assessment and court report for matters being heard in the District Court
Comprehensive assessment, risk assessment, psychosexual history and report for matters being heard in any jurisdiction
A short, medico-legal report for patients engaged in treatment
A full, comprehensive medico-legal report for patients engaged in treatment
An initial assessment with a view to ongoing treatment sessions
45 minute Forensic Mental Health Treatment Session
Half a day attendance at court. NB fees will be $266 per hour thereafter
Please contact us to negotiate a legal aid rate for comprehensive assessment and report
Travel time from Terrigal to your location
Travel time from Terrigal to your location. GST included
We also offer gold standard assessment and treatment to clients who do not have issues with the criminal justice system
45 minute Mental Health Treatment Session
A one-off assessment for the purposes of referral to another agency / treatment provider
A short report for patients engaged in treatment.
A full, comprehensive report for patients engaged in treatment
*GST INCLUDED. TREATMENT AND ASSESSMENT SESSIONS ARE GENERALLY GST FREE. COSTS AGREEMENT APPLIES TO ALL MEDICO-LEGAL WORK. FEES CURRENT AT 01/01/24
Please contact the team using the link below to secure your appointment
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