Our Fees

At Chalice Consulting, our aim is to provide quality, professional services at affordable rates.  Many companies offer mediation and consulting at rates you'd expect from a legal or financial firm.  Chalice Consulting has chosen to set our Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) rates to align with Legal Aid concessional rates and our CLARE program is even more accessible, with fees comparable to community services.  As a small business ourselves, we understand the challenge of finding high quality services at an affordable rate, so our workplace and commercial mediation, training and consulting rates are as lean as possible.

Clare Program

Program Items
Concession [1] / Full
 (per session)​
Initial Enquiry
No charge
First chat over a Cuppa ​
$80 / $120
Coaching
$60 / $90
Facilitated Conversation ​
$120 / $180
Facilitated Discussion
$240 / $360
Elder Mediation
 $1,400 or by quote [2]
Disbursements e.g. venue hire, travel
at cost​

Mediation

FAMILY DISPUTE RESOLUTION (FDR)
Fees
​Dispute Assessment
​No charge
​Pre-Mediation Interviews
​$180 per party
​Mediation (per session)
​$750 per party
WORKPLACE, COMMERCIAL OR OTHER ​
Fees
​Fixed Fee (per party, per session)
$1,400 or quote [2] [3]
​or Hourly Rate 
$240 per hour ​[4]
​​Disbursements e.g. venue hire, travel  
at cost

​Facilitation
​ & Restorative Practice

Fixed Fee
  $750 per half day
​$1400 per full day
Hourly Rate
  $240 per hour​ ​[4]
Disbursements
   at cost

​Training, Coaching & Consulting

Short Seminar
  $300
Training Workshop
  $750 half day
​$1400 full day
Tailored Program
by quote
Coaching
  $160 per session
Consulting
  $240 per hour
​[1] Pensioner or Health Care Card
[2] Where parties' needs and interests are unusually complex, fees may vary.
[3]  If pre-mediation interviews have commenced and mediation is cancelled or suspended, then a fee of $250 is payable.
​[4] Hourly rates apply to:
  • preliminary interviews or meetings
  • preparation time, confirming arrangements, set up;
  • facilitating the session;
  • follow-up as required;
  • administration, invoicing & record keeping.​