Meal allowances for witnesses
20 Meal allowances for witnesses
A prosecution witness who is called to give evidence at court and who is necessarily absent from the witness's home by reason of the attendance at court is entitled to the following allowances for meals during that absence—
if the witness is absent from home overnight—
Capital City | Any other location | ||
Breakfast | $17.70 | $15.75 | |
Lunch | $19.75 | $18.05 | |
Dinner | $34.05 | $31.15 | |
Total | $71.50 | $64.95 | ; |
if the witness is absent for a part of a day only, departing and returning the same day—
Breakfast | $12.40 | |
Lunch | $12.40 | |
Dinner | $16.50 | |
Total | $41.30 | . |
Despite subregulation (1), a prosecution witness is only entitled to an allowance—
for breakfast, if the witness is absent from the witness's home between 7.00 a.m. and 9.30 a.m.; and
for lunch, if the witness is absent from the witness's home between 12.00 p.m. and 3.00 p.m.; and
for dinner, if the witness is absent from the witness's home between 5.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m.
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