Part 1Preliminary1Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Justice Legislation (Allowances and Other Matters) Amendment Regulation 2023.2CommencementThis regulation commences on 1 July 2023.Part 2Amendment of Criminal Code (Animal Valuers) Regulation 20143Regulation amendedThis part amends the Criminal Code (Animal Valuers) Regulation 2014.Note—See also the amendments in schedule 1.4Amendment of s 23 (Fees and allowances)(1)Section 23(2), ‘$227.10’—omit, insert—$234.80(2)Section 23(3)(a)(ii), (b) and (c), ‘Public Service Act 2008’—omit, insert—Public Sector Act 2022Part 3Amendment of Criminal Practice (Fees and Allowances) Regulation 20215Regulation amendedThis part amends the Criminal Practice (Fees and Allowances) Regulation 2021.Note—See also the amendments in schedule 1.6Replacement of sch 2 (Amounts of prosecution witness allowances)Schedule 2—omit, insert—Schedule 2Amounts of prosecution witness allowancessection 7(5)$Travelling allowance1For 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—$0.40 for each km the vehicle travelsMeal allowance2If the prosecution witness is 12 years or more—(a)for breakfast17.00(b)for lunch17.00(c)for dinner32.403If the prosecution witness is under 12 years—half the amount that would be payable for a witness under item 2(a), (b) or (c)Accommodation allowance4For accommodation, for each night—(a)if the accommodation is provided as part of a commercial transaction, the greater of—(i)the amount paid; or(ii)the maximum allowance153.20 (b)otherwise32.30Loss of earnings allowance5For a non-professional witness, for each day—(a)for a period of absence of 4 hours or less59.60(b)for a period of absence of more than 4 hours125.006For a professional witness, for each day—(a)for a period of absence of 3 hours or less133.40(b)for a period of absence of more than 3 hours, the total of the following—(i)for the first 3 hours of the period of absence133.40(ii)for each hour, or part of an hour, the period of absence is more than 3 hours to a maximum of 5 hours 32.95 Part 4Amendment of Jury Regulation 20177Regulation amendedThis part amends the Jury Regulation 2017.8Replacement of sch 2 (Remuneration and allowances)Schedule 2—omit, insert—Schedule 2Remuneration and allowancessections 9 and 10$Person summoned for jury service but not a member of a jury panel1Allowance for attending court for each day or part of a day46.35Juror or reserve juror2Remuneration for each day or part of a day a person serves as a juror or reserve juror on a trial138.703Additional remuneration for each day or part of a day, after the 20th weekday, a person serves as a juror or reserve juror on a trial46.354Daily allowance under section 10(2)138.705Meal allowance if the jury is allowed to separate during a lunch adjournment to obtain a meal16.306Meal allowance if the jury is allowed to separate during an evening adjournment to obtain a meal27.60Part 5Amendment of Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Regulation 20199Regulation amendedThis part amends the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Regulation 2019.Note—See also the amendments in schedule 1.10Amendment of s 15 (Non-professional witness attendance allowance—Act, s 97)(1)Section 15(1)(a), ‘$45.80’—omit, insert—$47.35(2)Section 15(1)(b), ‘$91.50’—omit, insert—$94.6011Amendment of s 16 (Professional witness or expert witness attendance allowance—Act, s 97)(1)Section 16(1), ‘$283.50’—omit, insert—$293.10(2)Section 16(2)(a), ‘$106.90’—omit, insert—$110.50(3)Section 16(2)(b), ‘$148.20’—omit, insert—$153.20(4)Section 16(2)(c), ‘$180.40’—omit, insert—$186.50(5)Section 16(2)(d), ‘$212.70’—omit, insert—$219.90(6)Section 16(2)(e), ‘$257.90’—omit, insert—$266.70(7)Section 16(3), ‘$94.10’—omit, insert—$97.3012Amendment of s 22 (Daily sitting fee payable to QCAT justices of the peace—Act, s 206R)Section 22, ‘$106.10’—omit, insert—$109.70Part 6Amendment of Uniform Civil Procedure (Fees) Regulation 201913Regulation amendedThis part amends the Uniform Civil Procedure (Fees) Regulation 2019.Note—See also the amendments in schedule 1.14Amendment of s 24 (Attendance allowance for non-professional witness)(1)Section 24(a), ‘$43.25’—omit, insert—$44.70(2)Section 24(b), ‘$86.55’—omit, insert—$89.5015Amendment of s 25 (Attendance allowance for professional witness or expert)(1)Section 25(1), ‘$265.80’—omit, insert—$274.80(2)Section 25(2)(a), ‘$99.80’—omit, insert—$103.20(3)Section 25(2)(b), ‘$143.40’—omit, insert—$148.30(4)Section 25(2)(c), ‘$174.30’—omit, insert—$180.20(5)Section 25(2)(d), ‘$204.90’—omit, insert—$211.90(6)Section 25(2)(e), ‘$234.80’—omit, insert—$242.80(7)Section 25(3), ‘$89’—omit, insert—$92.0516Amendment of s 26 (Attendance allowance for interpreters)(1)Section 26(1), ‘$271.20’—omit, insert—$280.40(2)Section 26(2)(a), ‘$69.25’—omit, insert—$71.60(3)Section 26(2)(b), ‘$31.50’—omit, insert—$32.55Part 7Other amendments17Legislation amendedSchedule 1 amends the legislation it mentions.Schedule 1Other amendmentssection 17Criminal Code (Animal Valuers) Regulation 20141Section 6(4), ‘Public Service Act 2008’—omit, insert—Public Sector Act 2022Criminal Practice (Fees and Allowances) Regulation 20211Section 8(3), definition alternative scheme, paragraph (a)—omit, insert—

(a)a directive made under the Public Sector Act 2022;

Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Regulation 20191Sections 19(1)(b) and 20, ‘Public Service Act 2008’—omit, insert—Public Sector Act 2022Recording of Evidence Regulation 20181Section 4F, example—omit, insert—Example—If a fee were 4.75 fee units and the value of a fee unit were $1.10, the number of dollars obtained by multiplying 4.75 by $1.10 would be $5.225. Because $5.225 is halfway between $5.20 and $5.25, it is rounded upwards, so the amount of the fee would be $5.25.Uniform Civil Procedure (Fees) Regulation 20191Sections 22(1)(b) and 23(1), ‘Public Service Act 2008’—omit, insert—Public Sector Act 2022