Justice Legislation (Allowances and Other Matters) Amendment Regulation 2023 (Qld)

Part 1    Preliminary

1   Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Justice Legislation (Allowances and Other Matters) Amendment Regulation 2023.

2   Commencement

This regulation commences on 1 July 2023.

Part 2    Amendment of Criminal Code (Animal Valuers) Regulation 2014

3   Regulation amended

This part amends the Criminal Code (Animal Valuers) Regulation 2014.

Note—

See also the amendments in schedule 1.

4   Amendment of s 23 (Fees and allowances)

(1)Section 23(2), ‘$227.10’—
omit, insert—

$234.80

(2)Section 23(3)(a)(ii), (b) and (c), ‘Public Service Act 2008’—
omit, insert—

Public Sector Act 2022

Part 3    Amendment of Criminal Practice (Fees and Allowances) Regulation 2021

5   Regulation amended

This part amends the Criminal Practice (Fees and Allowances) Regulation 2021.

Note—

See also the amendments in schedule 1.

6   Replacement of sch 2 (Amounts of prosecution witness allowances)

Schedule 2—
omit, insert—

Schedule 2 Amounts of prosecution witness allowances

section 7(5)

$
Travelling allowance
1	For travelling—
(a)  by the most economical form of public transport (other than air travel or taxi or a similar form of transport)—the amount paid for the fare
(b)  by air, if the prosecution witness arranges with the prosecution to travel by air—the amount paid for an economy class airfare
(c)  by taxi, or a similar form of transport, if the prosecution witness arranges with the prosecution to travel by taxi or the similar form of transport—the amount paid for the fare
(d)  by private vehicle, if the prosecution witness can not conveniently travel by public transport—$0.40 for each km the vehicle travels
Meal allowance
2	If the prosecution witness is 12 years or more—
(a)  for breakfast	17.00
(b)  for lunch	17.00
(c)  for dinner	32.40
3	If the prosecution witness is under 12 years—half the amount that would be payable for a witness under item 2(a), (b) or (c)
Accommodation allowance
4	For accommodation, for each night—
(a)  if the accommodation is provided as part of a commercial transaction, the greater of—
(i)  the amount paid; or
(ii)  the maximum allowance	153.20
(b)  otherwise	32.30
Loss of earnings allowance
5	For a non-professional witness, for each day—
(a)  for a period of absence of 4 hours or less	59.60
(b)  for a period of absence of more than 4 hours	125.00
6	For a professional witness, for each day—
(a)  for a period of absence of 3 hours or less	133.40
(b)  for a period of absence of more than 3 hours, the total of the following—
(i)  for the first 3 hours of the period of absence	133.40
(ii)  for each hour, or part of an hour, the period of absence is more than 3 hours to a maximum of 5 hours	32.95

Part 4    Amendment of Jury Regulation 2017

7   Regulation amended

This part amends the Jury Regulation 2017.

8   Replacement of sch 2 (Remuneration and allowances)

Schedule 2—
omit, insert—

Schedule 2 Remuneration and allowances

sections 9 and 10

$
Person summoned for jury service but not a member of a jury panel
1	Allowance for attending court for each day or part of a day	46.35
Juror or reserve juror
2	Remuneration for each day or part of a day a person serves as a juror or reserve juror on a trial	138.70
3	Additional remuneration for each day or part of a day, after the 20th weekday, a person serves as a juror or reserve juror on a trial	46.35
4	Daily allowance under section 10(2)	138.70
5	Meal allowance if the jury is allowed to separate during a lunch adjournment to obtain a meal	16.30
6	Meal allowance if the jury is allowed to separate during an evening adjournment to obtain a meal	27.60

Part 5    Amendment of Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Regulation 2019

9   Regulation amended

This part amends the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Regulation 2019.

Note—

See also the amendments in schedule 1.

10   Amendment of s 15 (Non-professional witness attendance allowance—Act, s 97)

(1)Section 15(1)(a), ‘$45.80’—
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$47.35

(2)Section 15(1)(b), ‘$91.50’—
omit, insert—

$94.60

11   Amendment of s 16 (Professional witness or expert witness attendance allowance—Act, s 97)

(1)Section 16(1), ‘$283.50’—
omit, insert—

$293.10

(2)Section 16(2)(a), ‘$106.90’—
omit, insert—

$110.50

(3)Section 16(2)(b), ‘$148.20’—
omit, insert—

$153.20

(4)Section 16(2)(c), ‘$180.40’—
omit, insert—

$186.50

(5)Section 16(2)(d), ‘$212.70’—
omit, insert—

$219.90

(6)Section 16(2)(e), ‘$257.90’—
omit, insert—

$266.70

(7)Section 16(3), ‘$94.10’—
omit, insert—

$97.30

12   Amendment of s 22 (Daily sitting fee payable to QCAT justices of the peace—Act, s 206R)

Section 22, ‘$106.10’—
omit, insert—

$109.70

Part 6    Amendment of Uniform Civil Procedure (Fees) Regulation 2019

13   Regulation amended

This part amends the Uniform Civil Procedure (Fees) Regulation 2019.

Note—

See also the amendments in schedule 1.

14   Amendment of s 24 (Attendance allowance for non-professional witness)

(1)Section 24(a), ‘$43.25’—
omit, insert—

$44.70

(2)Section 24(b), ‘$86.55’—
omit, insert—

$89.50

15   Amendment of s 25 (Attendance allowance for professional witness or expert)

(1)Section 25(1), ‘$265.80’—
omit, insert—

$274.80

(2)Section 25(2)(a), ‘$99.80’—
omit, insert—

$103.20

(3)Section 25(2)(b), ‘$143.40’—
omit, insert—

$148.30

(4)Section 25(2)(c), ‘$174.30’—
omit, insert—

$180.20

(5)Section 25(2)(d), ‘$204.90’—
omit, insert—

$211.90

(6)Section 25(2)(e), ‘$234.80’—
omit, insert—

$242.80

(7)Section 25(3), ‘$89’—
omit, insert—

$92.05

16   Amendment of s 26 (Attendance allowance for interpreters)

(1)Section 26(1), ‘$271.20’—
omit, insert—

$280.40

(2)Section 26(2)(a), ‘$69.25’—
omit, insert—

$71.60

(3)Section 26(2)(b), ‘$31.50’—
omit, insert—

$32.55

Part 7    Other amendments

17   Legislation amended

Schedule 1 amends the legislation it mentions.

Schedule 1 Other amendments

section 17

Criminal Code (Animal Valuers) Regulation 2014

1   Section 6(4), ‘Public Service Act 2008’—

omit, insert—

Public Sector Act 2022

Criminal Practice (Fees and Allowances) Regulation 2021

1   Section 8(3), definition alternative scheme, paragraph (a)—

omit, insert—

(a)a directive made under the Public Sector Act 2022;

Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Regulation 2019

1   Sections 19(1)(b) and 20, ‘Public Service Act 2008’—

omit, insert—

Public Sector Act 2022

Recording of Evidence Regulation 2018

1   Section 4F, example—

omit, insert—

Example—

If a fee were 4.75 fee units and the value of a fee unit were $1.10, the number of dollars obtained by multiplying 4.75 by $1.10 would be $5.225. Because $5.225 is halfway between $5.20 and $5.25, it is rounded upwards, so the amount of the fee would be $5.25.

Uniform Civil Procedure (Fees) Regulation 2019

1   Sections 22(1)(b) and 23(1), ‘Public Service Act 2008’—

omit, insert—

Public Sector Act 2022