Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988, s 107
In general, your attorneys shouldn’t benefit themselves or anyone other than you, or recover expenses from your property, unless the EPA specifically says they can or the Family Court allows it.
However there are three exceptions to that general rule:
if your attorney is your spouse or partner, and you’re living together and sharing incomes, it’s OK if they benefit from decisions they make about your joint money or property
your attorney can recover reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (but not lost wages, salary or other remuneration)
if your attorney is for example a lawyer or accountant, they can charge professional fees and expenses for work they did in that professional capacity to give effect to decisions they made under the EPA.