sec.120Allowance for attendance and expenses

sec.120 Allowance for attendance and expenses

A person who attends an Industrial Magistrates Court under an attendance notice is entitled to— the person’s reasonable expenses of travelling to attend; and the allowance payable to a witness in a civil action in the Supreme Court. If a party requested the person’s attendance, the party must pay the expenses and allowance to the person a reasonable period before the day the person is required to attend. A magistrate may treat the failure of a party to pay the person’s expenses or allowance under subrule (2) as a lawful excuse for section 922 of the Act . r 120 amd 2017 SL No. 26 s 36 ; 2021 SL No. 10 s 34 (sec.120-ssec.1) A person who attends an Industrial Magistrates Court under an attendance notice is entitled to— the person’s reasonable expenses of travelling to attend; and the allowance payable to a witness in a civil action in the Supreme Court. (sec.120-ssec.2) If a party requested the person’s attendance, the party must pay the expenses and allowance to the person a reasonable period before the day the person is required to attend. (sec.120-ssec.3) A magistrate may treat the failure of a party to pay the person’s expenses or allowance under subrule (2) as a lawful excuse for section 922 of the Act .

• (a) the person’s reasonable expenses of travelling to attend; and
• (b) the allowance payable to a witness in a civil action in the Supreme Court.