Sch 3Conduct money and witness fees

Schedule 3 — Conduct money and witness fees

[r. 250, 336, 534]

Division 1 — Conduct money

| Item | Matter for which allowance is paid | Amount | | 1. | Minimum amount | The minimum amount for conduct money is $25 | | 2. | Travel | (a) The amount to be paid for fares on public transport for return travel between the place of employment or residence and the court; or<br>(b) if no public transport is available, the amount calculated at the rate of 80 cents per kilometre required to be travelled between the place of employment or residence and the court | | 3. | Accommodation and meals | A reasonable allowance for accommodation and meals to be incurred during the estimated time of the hearing or trial |

Division 2 — Witness fees

| Item | Type of witness | Amount of fee | | 1. | All witnesses | $75 per day, or part of a day, for necessary absence from the witness’s place of employment or residence | | 2. | Expert witnesses | Such further amount as the court allows for the preparation of a report and absence from the expert witness’s place of employment |

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Notes

This is a compilation of the Family Court Rules 2021. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.

Compilation table

| Citation | Published | Commencement | | Family Court Rules 2021 | SL 2021/148 18 Aug 2021 | Pt. 1 Div. 1: 18 Aug 2021 (see r. 2(a)); Rules other than Pt. 1 Div. 1: 23 Aug 2021 (see r. 2(b)) |

Defined terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term Provision(s)

account 339(1)

Act 4

additional party 149(1)

address for service 4

admission 179(1)

affected document 183

affected person 384

affidavit 4

answering party 222(1)

appeal 4

appellant 4

applicant 4

application 4, 509(1)

application year 78(1)

approved form 4

assessment hearing 4

attend 4, 294(1)

bankrupt 4

Bankruptcy Act 4

bankruptcy case 4