1Royal Commissions Regulations

STATUTORY RULES.

1927. No. 75.

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REGULATIONS UNDER THE ROYAL COMMISSIONS ACT 1902-1912.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, do hereby make the following Regulations under the Royal Commissions Act 1902-1912, to come into operation forthwith.

Dated this13th day of July, 1927.

(Sgd.) STONEHAVEN

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

Signature

for Prime Minister.

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Royal Commissions Regulations.

Short title.

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Royal Commissions Regulations.

Definitions.

2. In these Regulations unless the contrary intention appears:—

“The Act” means the Royal Commissions Act 1902-1912.

“The scale” means the scale of witnesses’ expenses prescribed for witnesses appearing before the High Court.

Witnesses expenses.

3.—(1.) Witnesses summoned under section two of the Act to attend, and attending, a Royal Commission to give evidence may be paid expenses in accordance with the scale.

(2.) In cases in which a witness attends a Royal Commission but has not been summoned in accordance with section two of the Act to so attend, the witness may, if the Chairman of the Commission or the sole Commissioner, as the case may be, directs, be paid expenses in accordance with the last preceding sub-regulation.

(3.) In the application of the scale to witnesses to whom these regulations apply, the Chairman of the Royal Commission or the sole Commissioner, as the case may be, shall have, and may exercise, all the powers and functions of the taxing officer under that scale.

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