37Allowances to witnesses

37 Allowances to witnesses

(1)  In this section, witness to an inquiry means a person who –

(a) is required by a notice under section 22 to appear before a Commission; or

(b) is requested by a Commission to attend at a place to be interviewed on behalf of that Commission.

(2)  A witness to an inquiry is entitled to receive such of the following as are applicable to that person:

(a) an allowance for meals;

(b) an allowance for travelling;

(c) an allowance for accommodation.

(3)  A person who appears before a Commission otherwise than as a witness to an inquiry may apply in writing to the Commission for such of the following as are applicable to that person:

(a) an allowance for meals;

(b) an allowance for travelling;

(c) an allowance for accommodation.

(4)  On an application under subsection (3) , the Commission in its discretion may, having regard to such matters as it considers relevant, order that the applicant be paid such allowance or allowances as the Commission by the order specifies.

(5)  [Section 37 Subsection (5) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001] [Section 37 Subsection (5) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001] An allowance under this section is payable on the same terms and at the same rate as is prescribed from time to time for the equivalent allowance in the General Conditions of Employment Award made under the Industrial Relations Act 1984 in respect of State Service officers and State Service employees.