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.