Expenses for attendance—Act, s 134D
29 Expenses for attendance—Act, s 134D
The following expenses are prescribed for section 134D(7) of the Act—
the expenses incurred by a person for—
travelling to and from the place the person is required to attend; or
accommodation and meals if the person is necessarily absent from the person’s place of residence to attend the place the person is required to attend;
any loss of earnings or additional expenses incurred by a person during the person’s absence from the person’s place of residence to attend the place the person is required to attend.
The amount of the expenses to be paid to the person is the amount payable under the Uniform Civil Procedure (Fees) Regulation 2019, part 3, as—
for expenses mentioned in subsection (1)(a)(i)—a travelling allowance; or
for expenses mentioned in subsection (1)(a)(ii)—an accommodation allowance; or
for expenses mentioned in subsection (1)(b)—an attendance allowance.
For subsection (2)(a), a reference in the Uniform Civil Procedure (Fees) Regulation 2019, part 3, to the court is taken to be a reference to the place the person is required to attend.
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