Coroners (Fees, Expenses and Allowances) Regulations 2006
I, the Governor in and over the State of Tasmania and its Dependencies in the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Executive Council, make the following regulations under the Coroners Act 1995 .
19 June 2006W. J. E. COX
Governor
By His Excellency's Command,
STEVEN KONS
Minister for Justice and Workplace Relations
These regulations may be cited as the Coroners (Fees, Expenses and Allowances) Regulations 2006 .
These regulations take effect on 5 July 2006.
In these regulations –Act means the Coroners Act 1995 ;Chief Magistrate means the person for the time being holding or acting in the office of Chief Magistrate referred to in section 5 of the Magistrates Court Act 1987 ;General Conditions of Service Award means the General Conditions of Service Award made under the Industrial Relations Act 1984 in respect of State Service employees and State Service officers;witness means a witness in an inquest.
The fees specified in Part 1 of Schedule 1 are payable in respect of the matters to which they respectively relate.
5. Expenses and allowances payable to witnesses
(1) The expenses and allowances specified in Part 2 of Schedule 1 are payable to a witness in respect of the matters to which they respectively relate.(2) The Chief Magistrate may determine that a particular professional or expert witness should be paid an expense or allowance greater than that prescribed by subregulation (1) .
6. Expenses and allowances payable to certain coroners
(1) The expenses and allowances specified in Part 3 of Schedule 1 are payable to a coroner appointed under section 10 of the Act in respect of the matters to which they respectively relate.(2) The Chief Magistrate may determine that a particular coroner appointed under section 10 of the Act should be paid an expense or allowance greater than that prescribed by subregulation (1) .
The legislation specified in Schedule 2 is rescinded.
SCHEDULE 1 - Fees, expenses and allowances
Regulations 4 , 5 and 6
PART 1 - Fees[Part 1 of Schedule 1 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 127, Applied:02 Jan 2013]
1. | Copy of coroner’s findings (each page) | 1 fee unit | 2. | Copy of post-mortem report (each page) | 1 fee unit | 3. | Copy of any other document relating to an investigation (each page) | 1 fee unit | 4. | Copy of transcript where transcript not required by direction of the court (each page) | 2 fee units | 5. | Copy of transcript where transcript required by direction of the court (each page) | 1 fee unit | 6. | Copy of audio recording of proceedings | 20 fee units |
PART 2 - Expenses and allowances payable to witnesses
1. | Professional or expert – | (a) maximum each day | $158.80 | (b) 4 hours or less | $79.50 | (c) each additional hour (or part hour) | $20.60 | (d) travelling – | (i) in own motor vehicle (each kilometre) | 23 cents | (ii) otherwise | actual expenses | 2. | Other income producer – | (a) each day | $60 | (b) travelling – | (i) in own motor vehicle (each kilometre) | 23 cents | (ii) otherwise | actual expenses | 3. | Meal and accommodation allowances as set by the General Conditions of Service Award. |
PART 3 - Expenses and allowances payable to coroners appointed under section 10 of Act
1. | For being engaged in, or in connection with, the holding of an inquest – | (a) 2 hours or less | $36 | (b) each additional hour (or part hour) | $18 | 2. | For conducting an investigation to determine whether an inquest should be held, when no inquest is in fact held by the coroner conducting the investigation | $20 | 3. | For travelling in connection with an investigation – | (a) in own motor vehicle (each kilometre) | 23 cents | (b) otherwise | actual expenses | 4. | For meals and accommodation when duties oblige the coroner to be away from home overnight, whichever is the lesser of the following: | (a) the actual expenses incurred; | (b) the meal and allowance rates as set by the General Conditions of Service Award. |
SCHEDULE 2 - Legislation rescinded
Coroners Regulations 1996 (No. 188 of 1996) |
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 28 June 2006
These regulations are administered in the Department of Justice.