sec.62Allowance for attendance and expenses

sec.62 Allowance for attendance and expenses

A person who attends before the court, commission or registrar 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. The court, commission or registrar may treat the failure of a party to pay the person’s expenses or allowance under subrule (2) as a lawful excuse for failure to comply with the attendance notice. r 62 amd 2021 SL No. 10 s 21 (sec.62-ssec.1) A person who attends before the court, commission or registrar 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.62-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.62-ssec.3) The court, commission or registrar may treat the failure of a party to pay the person’s expenses or allowance under subrule (2) as a lawful excuse for failure to comply with the attendance notice.

• (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.