sec.26Attendance allowance for interpreters

sec.26 Attendance allowance for interpreters

The amount of the attendance allowance that is to be paid to an interpreter for each day of necessary absence from the interpreter’s place of employment, practice or residence to attend court is $299.80. If the period for which an interpreter is necessarily absent from the interpreter’s place of employment, practice or residence is less than 8 hours, the amount of the attendance allowance that is to be paid is— for the first 2 hours or part of 2 hours—$76.55; and for each additional hour or part of an hour—$34.80. Travelling time is to be taken into account for deciding the amount of the allowance under this section. s 26 amd 2020 SL No. 143 s 121 ; 2021 SL No. 84 s 120 ; 2022 SL No. 79 s 173 ; 2023 SL No. 60 s 16 ; 2024 SL No. 62 s 18 ; 2025 SL No. 44 s 16 (sec.26-ssec.1) The amount of the attendance allowance that is to be paid to an interpreter for each day of necessary absence from the interpreter’s place of employment, practice or residence to attend court is $299.80. (sec.26-ssec.2) If the period for which an interpreter is necessarily absent from the interpreter’s place of employment, practice or residence is less than 8 hours, the amount of the attendance allowance that is to be paid is— for the first 2 hours or part of 2 hours—$76.55; and for each additional hour or part of an hour—$34.80. (sec.26-ssec.3) Travelling time is to be taken into account for deciding the amount of the allowance under this section.

• (a) for the first 2 hours or part of 2 hours—$76.55; and
• (b) for each additional hour or part of an hour—$34.80.