7Allowances and expenses of witnesses

7 Allowances and expenses of witnesses

7 Allowances and expenses of witnesses

(1) For the Act, section 47(1), a person summoned by the Tribunal to appear and give evidence before the Tribunal is entitled to allowances and expenses on the same scale as a witness attending and giving evidence in criminal proceedings before the District Court.

Note—

The scale of expenses published in Government Gazette No 57 of 2014, pp 2338 and 2339 was the applicable scale when this Regulation was made.

(2) However, a person summoned by the Tribunal of its own motion is not entitled to allowances and expenses under subsection (1) in the following proceedings—

(a) proceedings for the exercise of a function of the Tribunal allocated to the Guardianship Division of the Tribunal,

(b) proceedings that are required to be entered in the Health Practitioner List of the Occupational Division of the Tribunal.

Note—

The Act, section 47(1) also excludes a public servant, when summoned in that capacity, from an entitlement to be paid witness allowances and expenses.

(3) If a summons to attend and give evidence is issued on the application of a party to proceedings, the person summoned does not need to comply with the requirements of the summons unless conduct money has been paid or tendered to the person a reasonable time before the date on which attendance is required.