Justice Legislation (Allowances) Amendment Regulation 2025

1Short title

This regulation may be cited as the Justice Legislation (Allowances) Amendment Regulation 2025.

2Commencement

This regulation commences on 1 July 2025.

3Regulation amended

This part amends the Criminal Code (Animal Valuers) Regulation 2014.

4Amendment of s 23 (Fees and allowances)

Section 23(2), ‘$242.80’—
omit, insert—

$251.10

5Regulation amended

This part amends the Criminal Practice (Fees and Allowances) Regulation 2021.

6Replacement of sch 2 (Amounts of prosecution witness allowances)

Schedule 2—
omit, insert—

Schedule 2 Amounts of prosecution witness allowances

section 7(5)

		$
	Travelling allowance
1	For travelling—
	(a)  by the most economical form of public transport (other than air travel or taxi or a similar form of transport)—the amount paid for the fare
	(b)  by air, if the prosecution witness arranges with the prosecution to travel by air—the amount paid for an economy class airfare
	(c)  by taxi, or a similar form of transport, if the prosecution witness arranges with the prosecution to travel by taxi or the similar form of transport—the amount paid for the fare
	(d)  by private vehicle, if the prosecution witness can not conveniently travel by public transport—$0.40 for each km the vehicle travels
	Meal allowance
2	If the prosecution witness is 12 years or more—
	(a)  for breakfast	18.20
	(b)  for lunch	18.20
	(c)  for dinner	34.60
3	If the prosecution witness is under 12 years—half the amount that would be payable for a witness under item 2(a), (b) or (c)
	Accommodation allowance
4	For accommodation, for each night—
	(a)  if the accommodation is provided as part of a commercial transaction, the greater of—
	(i)  the amount paid; or
	(ii)  the maximum allowance	163.80
	(b)  otherwise	34.55
	Loss of earnings allowance
5	For a non-professional witness, for each day—
	(a)  for a period of absence of 4 hours or less	63.75
	(b)  for a period of absence of more than 4 hours	133.70
6	For a professional witness, for each day—
	(a)  for a period of absence of 3 hours or less	142.60
	(b)  for a period of absence of more than 3 hours, the total of the following—
	(i)  for the first 3 hours of the period of absence	142.60
	(ii)  for each hour, or part of an hour, the period of absence is more than 3 hours to a maximum of 5 hours	35.20

7Regulation amended

This part amends the Jury Regulation 2017.

8Replacement of sch 2 (Remuneration and allowances)

Schedule 2—
omit, insert—

Schedule 2 Remuneration and allowances

sections 9 and 10

		$
	Person summoned for jury service but not a member of a jury panel
1	Allowance for attending court for each day or part of a day	49.60
	Juror or reserve juror
2	Remuneration for each day or part of a day a person serves as a juror or reserve juror on a trial	148.30
3	Additional remuneration for each day or part of a day, after the 20th weekday, a person serves as a juror or reserve juror on a trial	49.60
4	Daily allowance under section 10(2)	148.30
5	Meal allowance if the jury is allowed to separate during a lunch adjournment to obtain a meal	17.40
6	Meal allowance if the jury is allowed to separate during an evening adjournment to obtain a meal	29.50

9Regulation amended

This part amends the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Regulation 2019.

10Amendment of s 15 (Non-professional witness attendance allowance—Act, s 97)

(1)Section 15(1)(a), ‘$48.95’—
omit, insert—

$50.60

(2)Section 15(1)(b), ‘$97.80’—
omit, insert—

$101.10

11Amendment of s 16 (Professional witness or expert witness attendance allowance—Act, s 97)

(1)Section 16(1), ‘$303.10’—
omit, insert—

$313.40

(2)Section 16(2)(a), ‘$114.30’—
omit, insert—

$118.20

(3)Section 16(2)(b), ‘$158.40’—
omit, insert—

$163.80

(4)Section 16(2)(c), ‘$192.80’—
omit, insert—

$199.40

(5)Section 16(2)(d), ‘$227.40’—
omit, insert—

$235.10

(6)Section 16(2)(e), ‘$275.80’—
omit, insert—

$285.20

(7)Section 16(3), ‘$100.60’—
omit, insert—

$104.00

12Amendment of s 22 (Daily sitting fee payable to QCAT justices of the peace—Act, s 206R)

Section 22, ‘$113.40’—
omit, insert—

$117.30

13Regulation amended

This part amends the Uniform Civil Procedure (Fees) Regulation 2019.

14Amendment of s 24 (Attendance allowance for non-professional witness)

(1)Section 24(1)(a), ‘$46.20’—
omit, insert—

$47.75

(2)Section 24(1)(b), ‘$92.55’—
omit, insert—

$95.70

15Amendment of s 25 (Attendance allowance for professional witness or expert)

(1)Section 25(1), ‘$284.10’—
omit, insert—

$293.80

(2)Section 25(2)(a), ‘$106.70’—
omit, insert—

$110.30

(3)Section 25(2)(b), ‘$153.30’—
omit, insert—

$158.50

(4)Section 25(2)(c), ‘$186.30’—
omit, insert—

$192.60

(5)Section 25(2)(d), ‘$219.10’—
omit, insert—

$226.60

(6)Section 25(2)(e), ‘$251.10’—
omit, insert—

$259.60

(7)Section 25(3), ‘$95.20’—
omit, insert—

$98.45

16Amendment of s 26 (Attendance allowance for interpreters)

(1)Section 26(1), ‘$289.90’—
omit, insert—

$299.80

(2)Section 26(2)(a), ‘$74.05’—
omit, insert—

$76.55

(3)Section 26(2)(b), ‘$33.65’—
omit, insert—

$34.80