5Expenses and allowances payable to witnesses

5 Expenses and allowances payable to witnesses

(1)  In this regulation –

CPI figure for Hobart means the Consumer Price Index (All Groups) Number for Hobart published by the Australian Statistician under the authority of the Census and Statistics Act 1905 of the Commonwealth;

miscellaneous allowance means an allowance specified in Division 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 ;

percentage change, in relation to a financial year, means the percentage change between –

(a) the average of the CPI figures for Hobart in respect of the 4 quarters ending on 31 December immediately preceding the financial year; and

(b) the average of the CPI figures for Hobart in respect of the 4 quarters ending on 31 December immediately preceding the 4 quarters referred to in paragraph (a) ;

specified expense and allowance means an expense and allowance specified in Division 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 ;

subsequent financial year means a financial year after the financial year that ends on 30 June 2027.

(2)  For the purposes of the Act and subject to subregulation (4) , an amount of a specified expense and allowance that is payable under the Act to a witness is –

(a) for the financial year ending on 30 June 2026, the amount specified in Division 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 in respect of the specified expense and allowance; and

(b) for the financial year ending on 30 June 2027, the amount specified in Division 1 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 in respect of the specified expense and allowance; and