Victorian Numbered Regulations

INDEPENDENT BROAD-BASED ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION REGULATIONS 2023 (SR NO 3 OF 2023) - REG 12

    (1)     A witness who appears in an examination and who is necessarily absent from their home by reason of the attendance at the examination is entitled to be paid the following allowances for meals during their absence—

        (a)     if the witness is absent from their home overnight—

	Capital city	Any other location
Breakfast	$17.70	$15.75
Lunch	$19.75	$18.05
Dinner	$34.05	$31.15
Total	$71.50	$64.95	;

        (b)     if the witness is absent for a part of a day only, departing and returning the same day—

Breakfast	$12.40
Lunch	$12.40
Dinner	$16.50
Total	$41.30		.

    (2)     Despite subregulation (1), a witness is only entitled to be paid an allowance—

        (a)     for breakfast, if the witness is absent from their home by reason of attendance at the examination between 7 a.m. and 9.30 a.m.; and

        (b)     for lunch, if the witness is absent from their home by reason of attendance at the examination between midday and 3 p.m.; and

        (c)     for dinner, if the witness is absent from
their home by reason of attendance at the examination between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.

    (3)     A witness who is called to appear in an examination and who is necessarily absent from their home overnight by reason of their attendance at the examination is entitled to a reimbursement of the cost incurred by the witness of alternative accommodation, up to a maximum of $150 for each night of their absence.