Family Court Rules 2021

A named person is entitled to be paid conduct money by the issuing party at the time of service of the subpoena, of an amount that is —

sufficient to meet the reasonable expenses of complying with the subpoena; and

at least equal to the minimum amount mentioned in Schedule 3 Division 1 item 1.

A named person served with a subpoena to give evidence, or a subpoena for production and to give evidence, is entitled to be paid a witness fee by the issuing party, in accordance with Schedule 3 Division 2, immediately after attending the arbitration in compliance with the subpoena.

A named person may apply to the court to be reimbursed if the named person incurs a substantial loss or expense that is greater than the amount of the conduct money or witness fee payable under this rule.