Western Australian Current Regulations

WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS 2024 - REG 109

109 .         Witness allowances (Act s. 380(b))

        (1)         In this regulation —

        Costs Committee means the committee established under section 402(2) of the Act;

        costs determination has the meaning given in section 405(1) of the Act;

        earnings has the meaning given in section 45 of the Act.

        (2)         If a witness attends to give evidence at a conciliation conference or arbitration hearing the witness is entitled to be paid an amount by way of an allowance as compensation for their attendance.

        (3)         The amount of an allowance ordered to be paid to a witness must not exceed the amount that is fixed by the Costs Committee under a costs determination as the maximum amount for the allowance.

        (4)         In determining the amount of an allowance, the arbitrator or conciliator, as the case requires, must have regard to the following —

            (a)         any earnings the witness lost by attending to give evidence;

            (b)         any expenses for meals, accommodation and travel the witness reasonably incurred by attending to give evidence.