New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated Regulations(Clause 13)
| $ | ||
| Appearances as witnesses | ||
| 1 | Medical practitioners and other medical professionals called to give evidence other than expert evidence, per hour (or proportionately if not for a full hour) to a maximum of $520 | 260 |
| 2 | Medical practitioners and other medical professionals called to give expert evidence: | |
| (a) for the first one and a half hours (including time travelling to the court from the medical professional’s home, hospital, place of practice, office or other place and return to that place from the court) | 605 | |
| (b) for every full hour after the first hour and a half (or proportionately if not for a full hour) | 260 | |
| to a maximum of $2,165 | ||
| 3 | Travelling allowance in connection with appearance as witness | 0.40 per kilometre |
| 4 | Accommodation and meals in connection with appearance as witness | reasonable costs |
| Medical reports | ||
| 5 | Report (in the form, if any, provided for in the MAA Medical Guidelines) made by an attending general practitioner: | |
| (a) if a re-examination of the patient is not required | 130 | |
| (b) if a re-examination of the patient is required | 195 | |
| 6 | Report (in the form, if any, provided for in the MAA Medical Guidelines) made by an attending specialist: | |
| (a) if a re-examination of the patient is not required | 260 | |
| (b) if a re-examination of the patient is required | 350 | |
| 7 | Report (in the form, if any, provided for in the MAA Medical Guidelines) made by a specialist who has not previously treated the patient: | |
| (a) if an examination of the patient is not required | 350-435 | |
| (b) if an examination of the patient is required | 400-720 | |
| (depending, in both cases, on the complexity of the matter, the number of documents to be studied and the amount of research required) | ||
| 8 | Charges for copying medical reports | 1 per page |
| Cancellation fee | ||
| 9 | Fee if appearance or medical report is not required | No more than 50% of the relevant amount specified in this Table |