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In forceAttendance allowance for expert witness
18 Attendance allowance for expert witness
A prosecution witness who is called to give evidence at a court in a professional or expert capacity, is entitled—
(a)
to an amount of $79.50 if the period of absence from the witness's place of business or residence for the purposes of attending the court is 4 hours or less; or
(b)
if the period of absence is more than 4 hours, to an amount of $79.50 plus $20.60 for each additional hour, or part of an hour, that the witness is absent from the witness's place of business or residence in excess of 4 hours, up to a maximum of $158.80 for any one day.
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