Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) This regulation applies to a witness who appears in an examination other than in a professional or expert capacity.
(2) A witness who is engaged in an income-producing occupation and loses income because of their attendance at an examination is entitled to reimbursement of the amount of income actually lost up to $100 per hour, but not exceeding $600 per day.
(3) A witness who is not engaged in an income‑producing occupation but who necessarily incurs expenditure (other than childcare expenses) because of their attendance at the examination that is not provided for in regulation 12 is entitled to reimbursement of the amount of the actual expenditure incurred, up to a maximum of $50 for each day.
(4) If a witness incurs childcare expenses because of their attendance at an examination, the witness is entitled to reimbursement of those reasonable childcare expenses incurred.