Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1987 No. 56 SEX DISCRIMINATION REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - REG 1

The Sex Discrimination Regulations are amended by adding at the end the
following regulation and Schedule: Fees etc. in respect of attendance before
the Commission

"4. (1) The fees and allowances for expenses that a person is, under
subsection 75A (1) of the Act, entitled to be paid in respect of an attendance
before the Commission are such fees and allowances for expenses as are fixed
by the Commission, or by the member of the Commission presiding at the inquiry
in respect of which the person is attending before the Commission, in
accordance with the scale set out in the Schedule.

"(2) In the scale in the Schedule, a reference to the Federal Court Rules is a
reference to the Federal Court Rules as in force from time to time.

"SCHEDULE
Regulation 4
SCALE OF FEES AND ALLOWANCES FOR EXPENSES
1. Person attending before the Commission to give evidence because of his or
her professional, scientific or other special skill or knowledge-in respect of
each day on which the person so attends, an amount of not less than the lesser
amount specified in the Federal Court Rules in relation to expenses of
witnesses possessing such skill or knowledge and not more than the greater
amount so specified.
2. Person, other than a person referred to in Item 1, attending before the
Commission:

   (a)  in the case of a person remunerated by wages, salary or fees-such
        amount as is provided for in the Federal Court Rules in relation to
        expenses of witnesses so remunerated;

   (b)  in the case of any other person-an amount of not less than the lesser
        amount specified in the Federal Court Rules in relation to such
        persons and not more than the greater amount so specified;
3. Any person attending before the Commission, being a person who resides more
than 50 kilometres from the place where that attendance is required-such
amount as is reasonable:

   (a)  in respect of the person's conveyance to and from the place at which
        the person so attends; and

   (b)  if the person is required to be absent overnight from the person's
        usual place of residence-for meals and accommodation.
4. Person attending before the Commission in respect of more than one
inquiry-in respect of each inquiry, a proportionate part only of the fees and
allowances that, but for this item, the person would be entitled to receive.".