Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) A witness who appears before the tribunal in a proceeding--
(a) may, before giving evidence, ask the tribunal to decide the amount to be paid to the witness for expenses; and
(b) is entitled to be paid the allowance prescribed under a regulation for attendance before the tribunal.
(2) The expenses and allowance must be paid by the party calling the witness.
(3) The tribunal may decide not to compel the witness to give his or her evidence until the relevant party has paid the expenses and allowance or given security to the tribunal for the expenses and allowance.