Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsEntitlement to charge
(1) A Public Interest Advocate may charge remuneration for the time spent by the Public Interest Advocate in the performance of his or her role as a Public Interest Advocate.
(2) Such remuneration is to be borne:
(a) in respect of a request for a journalist information warrant by the Director - General of Security--by the Organisation; and
(b) in respect of an application for a journalist information warrant by an enforcement agency--by the enforcement agency.
Rate of remuneration
(3) A Public Interest Advocate may charge for remuneration:
(a) per day--at the daily rate payable to senior counsel without the approval of the Attorney - General, as set out in Appendix D of the Legal Services Directions 2017 ; and
(b) per hour--at one - sixth of the maximum daily rate mentioned in paragraph (a), up to a maximum of 6 hours per day.