Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

EVIDENCE AND PROCEDURE (NEW ZEALAND) ACT 1994 - SECT 15

             (1)  The person named is entitled to payment of an amount equal to the reasonable expenses incurred by the person in complying with the subpoena.

             (2)  If the subpoena was issued at the request of a person, the amount must be paid by that person.

             (3)  If the subpoena was not issued at the request of a person, the amount must be paid:

                     (a)  if the subpoena was issued by a federal court--by the Commonwealth; or

                     (b)  in any other case--by the State or Territory in which the subpoena was issued.

             (4)  The court out of which the subpoena was issued may make orders to ensure that the person complying with the subpoena receives the amount of the person's reasonable expenses in so complying.