Administrative Appeals Tribunal Regulations (Amendment) (Cth)

Statutory Rules 1990 No. 2841

Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Regulations2 (Amendment)

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975.

Dated 30 August 1990.

BILL HAYDEN

Governor-General

By His Excellency’s Command.

Michael Duffy

Attorney-General

Principal Regulations

1. In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Regulations.

Witnesses expenses

2. Regulation 16 of the Principal Regulations is amended by omitting “the scale in”.

3. Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule substituted:

SCHEDULE 2 Regulation 16

WITNESSES FEES AND ALLOWANCES FOR EXPENSES

1.A person summoned to appear as a witness, because of his or her professional, scientific or other special skill or knowledge, before the Tribunal must be paid:

(a) if the person is remunerated in his or her occupation by wages, salary or fees—an amount equal to the amount of wages, salary or fees not paid to the person because of his or her attendance for that purpose: and

 

(S.R. 131/89)—Cat. No. 14/26.7.1990

 

SCHEDULE 2—continued

(b) in any other case—an amount of not less than $81, or more than $407, for each day on which he or she so attends.

2. A person summoned to appear as a witness, other than a witness referred to in item 1, before the Tribunal must be paid:

(a) if the person is remunerated in his or her occupation by wages, salary or fees—an amount equal to the amount of wages, salary or fees not paid to the person because of his or her attendance for that purpose: and

(b) in any other case—an amount of not less than $46, or more than $76, for each day on which he or she so attends.

3. A person summoned to appear as a witness before the Tribunal must be paid a reasonable amount for allowances for:

(a) transport between the usual place of residence of the person and the place that he or she attends for that purpose; and

(b) if he or she is required to be absent overnight from his or her usual place of residence—meals and accommodation.

Schedule 3

4. Schedule 3 to the Principal Regulations is amended:

(a) by omitting from item 1 “Compensation (Commonwealth Government Employees) Act 1971”and substituting “Commonwealth Employees’ Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988”;

(b) by inserting after item 3 the following item:

“3a A decision under the Defence Service Homes Act 1918”.

 

NOTES

1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 6 September 1990.

2. Statutory Rules 1976 No. 141 as amended by 1977 No. 146; 1979 No. 274; 1984 No. 383; 1986 Nos. 168 and 232: 1987 Nos. 23 and 181: 1988 No. 25: 1989 No. 157.

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