Part 1Preliminary1Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Justice Legislation (Allowances) Amendment Regulation 2026.2CommencementThis regulation commences on 1 July 2026.Part 2Amendment of Criminal Code (Animal Valuers) Regulation 20143Regulation amendedThis part amends the Criminal Code (Animal Valuers) Regulation 2014.4Amendment of s 23 (Fees and allowances)Section 23(2), ‘$251.10’—omit, insert—$259.60Part 3Amendment of Criminal Practice (Fees and Allowances) Regulation 20215Regulation amendedThis part amends the Criminal Practice (Fees and Allowances) Regulation 2021.6Replacement of sch 2 (Amounts of prosecution witness allowances)Schedule 2—omit, insert—Schedule 2Amounts of prosecution witness allowancessection 7(5)$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—$0.40 for each km the vehicle travelsMeal allowance2If the prosecution witness is 12 years or more—(a)for breakfast18.80(b)for lunch18.80(c)for dinner35.803If the prosecution witness is under 12 years—half the amount that would be payable for a witness under item 2(a), (b) or (c)Accommodation allowance4For accommodation, for each night—(a)if the accommodation is provided as part of a commercial transaction, the greater of—(i)the amount paid; or(ii)the maximum allowance169.40 (b)otherwise35.70Loss of earnings allowance5For a non-professional witness, for each day—(a)for a period of absence of 4 hours or less65.90(b)for a period of absence of more than 4 hours138.306For a professional witness, for each day—(a)for a period of absence of 3 hours or less147.50(b)for a period of absence of more than 3 hours, the total of the following—(i)for the first 3 hours of the period of absence147.50(ii)for each hour, or part of an hour, the period of absence is more than 3 hours to a maximum of 5 hours 36.40 Part 4Amendment of Jury Regulation 20177Regulation amendedThis part amends the Jury Regulation 2017.8Replacement of sch 2 (Remuneration and allowances)Schedule 2—omit, insert—Schedule 2Remuneration and allowancessections 9 and 10$Person summoned for jury service but not a member of a jury panel1Allowance for attending court for each day or part of a day51.30Juror or reserve juror2Remuneration for each day or part of a day a person serves as a juror or reserve juror on a trial153.303Additional remuneration for each day or part of a day, after the 20th weekday, a person serves as a juror or reserve juror on a trial51.304Daily allowance under section 10(2)153.305Meal allowance if the jury is allowed to separate during a lunch adjournment to obtain a meal18.006Meal allowance if the jury is allowed to separate during an evening adjournment to obtain a meal30.50Part 5Amendment of Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Regulation 20199Regulation amendedThis 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), ‘$50.60’—omit, insert—$52.30(2)Section 15(1)(b), ‘$101.10’—omit, insert—$104.5011Amendment of s 16 (Professional witness or expert witness attendance allowance—Act, s 97)(1)Section 16(1), ‘$313.40’—omit, insert—$324.10(2)Section 16(2)(a), ‘$118.20’—omit, insert—$122.20(3)Section 16(2)(b), ‘$163.80’—omit, insert—$169.40(4)Section 16(2)(c), ‘$199.40’—omit, insert—$206.20(5)Section 16(2)(d), ‘$235.10’—omit, insert—$243.10(6)Section 16(2)(e), ‘$285.20’—omit, insert—$294.90(7)Section 16(3), ‘$104.00’—omit, insert—$107.5012Amendment of s 22 (Daily sitting fee payable to QCAT justices of the peace—Act, s 206R)Section 22, ‘$117.30’—omit, insert—$121.30Part 6Amendment of Uniform Civil Procedure (Fees) Regulation 201913Regulation amendedThis part amends the Uniform Civil Procedure (Fees) Regulation 2019.14Amendment of s 24 (Attendance allowance for non-professional witness)(1)Section 24(1)(a), ‘$47.75’—omit, insert—$49.35(2)Section 24(1)(b), ‘$95.70’—omit, insert—$98.9515Amendment of s 25 (Attendance allowance for professional witness or expert)(1)Section 25(1), ‘$293.80’—omit, insert—$303.80(2)Section 25(2)(a), ‘$110.30’—omit, insert—$114.10(3)Section 25(2)(b), ‘$158.50’—omit, insert—$163.90(4)Section 25(2)(c), ‘$192.60’—omit, insert—$199.20(5)Section 25(2)(d), ‘$226.60’—omit, insert—$234.30(6)Section 25(2)(e), ‘$259.60’—omit, insert—$268.40(7)Section 25(3), ‘$98.45’—omit, insert—$101.8016Amendment of s 26 (Attendance allowance for interpreters)(1)Section 26(1), ‘$299.80’—omit, insert—$310.00(2)Section 26(2)(a), ‘$76.55’—omit, insert—$79.15(3)Section 26(2)(b), ‘$34.80’—omit, insert—$36.00