Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

TELECOMMUNICATIONS (INTERCEPTION AND ACCESS) REGULATIONS 2017 - REG 20

Entitlement 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.