New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS TRIBUNAL REGULATION 2009 - REG 6

6 Witness allowances and expenses

(1) For the purposes of section 141 (1) of the Act, the prescribed scale of allowances and expenses for witnesses required to appear or give evidence before the Tribunal is set out in subclauses (2)-(5).

(2) Attendance as a witness For attending to give:

(a) expert evidence-the amount that is agreed between the person and the party calling the person as an expert witness, or

(b) non-expert evidence-the amount of wages, salary, remuneration or fees actually lost because of the person’s attendance (including travelling time), but not exceeding $100 an hour, or $500 for any one day.

(3) Travelling expenses For travelling expenses to and from a person’s usual place of residence or business and the Tribunal-the amount actually paid for public transport or the amount actually paid for petrol used for travel by private transport plus parking fees (but only if the Tribunal considers that travel by public transport was not practicable).

(4) Other costs of complying with summons For any:

(a) photocopying-25 cents a page, or

(b) other costs of complying with a summons issued under section 84 of the Act that the Tribunal considers were necessarily incurred-the amount actually paid.

(5) Accommodation and meal costs For accommodation and meals, if a person is required to be absent over night from the person’s usual place of residence-the amount actually paid, but not exceeding:

(a) for accommodation-the applicable allowance specified in relation to Item 2 (Travelling Allowances When Staying in Non-Govt Accommodation) of Table 1 of Part B of the Crown Employees (Public Service Conditions of Employment) Reviewed Award 2006 ,

(b) for meals-the applicable allowance specified in relation to Item 1 (Meal Expenses on One Day Journeys) of Table 1 of Part B of that Award.