Western Australia
Evidence Act 1906
Evidence (Video and Audio Links Fees and Expenses) Regulations 1999
Western Australia
Evidence (Video and Audio Links Fees and Expenses) Regulations 1999
CONTENTS
1.Citation1
2.Booking fee1
3.Hourly fee1
4.Telecommunications charges2
5.Fees and expenses to be recoverable as debts due to the Crown2
6.Court may waive fees and expenses in a particular case2
Schedule 1 — Fees
1.Booking fee3
2.Hourly fee3
Notes
Compilation table4
Western Australia
Evidence Act 1906
Evidence (Video and Audio Links Fees and Expenses) Regulations 1999
These regulations may be cited as the Evidence (Video and Audio Links Fees and Expenses) Regulations 1999 1.
(1)Except as provided in subregulation (2), if, on an application by a party to a proceeding in or before a court, the court directs —
(a)that the evidence of a witness called by the party be taken by a video link or audio link; or
(b)that a submission on behalf of the party be received by a video link or audio link,
the party must pay to the court the relevant fee specified in item 1 of Schedule 1 to book that link.
(2)If the same video link or audio link can be used by more than one party making an application, each of those parties must pay to the court an equal portion of the fee concerned.
A party must, within 30 days after the use of a video link or audio link, pay to the court the fee specified in item 2 of Schedule 1 for each hour, or part of an hour, that the link was used —
(a)to take the evidence of a witness called by the party; or
(b)to receive a submission on behalf of the party.
A party must, within 30 days after the use of a video link or audio link, pay to the court the expense of the telecommunications charges incurred by the court —
(a)in taking the evidence of a witness called by the party; or
(b)in receiving a submission on behalf of the party.
5.Fees and expenses to be recoverable as debts due to the Crown
A fee or expense payable under these regulations is a debt due to the Crown and is recoverable in a court of competent jurisdiction.
6.Court may waive fees and expenses in a particular case
A court may, in a particular case, waive a fee or expense payable under these regulations.
[r. 2 and 3]
[Heading inserted in Gazette 26 Jun 2007 p. 3030.]
(1)Intrastate link ............................................... |
$66.00 |
(2)Interstate or overseas link ........................... |
$98.50 |
Per hour or part of an hour .......................... |
$52.50 |
[Schedule 1 inserted in Gazette 26 Jun 2007 p. 3030-1; amended in Gazette 27 Jun 2008 p. 3073.]
1This is a compilation of the Evidence (Video and Audio Links Fees and Expenses) Regulations 1999 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table. The table also contains information about any reprint.