Navigation (Courts of Marine Inquiry) Regulations 1923 (Amendment) (Cth)

STATUTORY RULES.

1926. No. 81.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE NAVIGATION ACT 1912-1926.

I, THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL in and over the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, hereby make the following Regulations under the Navigation Act 1912-1926, to come into operation on and from the fifteenth day of April, 1926.

Dated the eighteenth day of June, 1926.

STONEHAVEN,

Governor-General.

By His Excellency’s Command,

H. E. PRATTEN,

Minister of State for Trade and Customs.

 

Amendment of Navigation (Courts of Marine Inquiry)

Regulations.

(Statutory Rules 1923, No. 85, as amended by Statutory Rules 1923, Nos. 147 and 175, and by Statutory Rules 1924, Nos. 24, 33, 168 and 204.)

 

Schedule II. to the Navigation (Courts of Marine Inquiry) Regulations is repealed and the following Schedule inserted in its stead:—

“Schedule II.

allowances to-witnesses.

(a) For Fares.

To every witness or interpreter residing more than three miles from the place of sitting of the Court—the sum actually paid for fares both in going to and returning from the Court, but not in any case exceeding One shilling and sixpence for every mile required to be travelled:

Provided that in all cases, where practicable, the witness or interpreter shall travel by rail, tram, coach, or ship, and in such part of the train, vehicle, or vessel as is suited to his station in life.

(b) For Travelling Expenses.

Where the place of residence of a witness or interpreter is more than 25 miles from the place where the Court sits, the Minister may approve of the payment to him of a travelling allowance, additional to any other allowance payable under this scale, at such rate as the Minister thinks proper, in respect of the time—(i) necessarily occupied in travelling to and from the place of sitting, (ii) of detention, and. (iii), of attendance at the Court.

C.8218.—Price 3d.

 

(c) For Attendance at a Court.

To masters and chief engineers, also medical practitioners, civil engineers and other professional men of equivalent standing when attending in a professional capacity, for each day of attendance— £1 1s.

To other certificated deck and engine-room officers and wireless operators, for each day of attendance—15s.

To other witnesses—not including prisoners of the Crown—for each day of attendance—10s. 6d.

(d) For Detention.

To every witness or interpreter who may be necessarily detained, or who may be prevented from proceeding on his journey to his place of abode, either before or after attending the Court, from the date of detention up to the day of attending the Court or of departure (as the case may be), the same allowance as prescribed in paragraph (c) of this Schedule for Attendance at a Court.’’

 

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