Criminal Practice (Fees and Allowances) Regulation 2021 (Qld)

Criminal Practice (Fees and Allowances) Regulation 2021

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This regulation may be cited as the Criminal Practice (Fees and Allowances) Regulation 2021.

2 Commencement This regulation commences on 1 September 2021.

3 Definitions The dictionary in schedule 3 defines particular words used in this regulation.

Part 2 Fees

4 Fees (1) The fees payable under the Act in relation to a criminal proceeding are stated in schedule 1. (2) A reference in schedule 1 to a rule is a reference to a rule of the Criminal Practice Rules 1999.

4A Rounding of amounts expressed as numbers of fee units (1) This section applies for working out the amount of a fee expressed in this regulation as a number of fee units. (2) For the purpose of the Acts Interpretation Act 1954, section 48C(3), the amount is to be rounded— (a) if the result is not more than $100—to the nearest multiple of 5 cents (rounding one-half upwards); or (b) if the result is more than $100 but not more than $1,000—to the nearest multiple of 10 cents (rounding one-half upwards); or (c) if the result is more than $1,000 but not more than $5,000—to the nearest dollar (rounding one-half upwards). Example for paragraph (a)— If a fee were 35 fee units and the value of a fee unit were $1.015, the number of dollars obtained by multiplying 35 by $1.015 would be $35.525. Because $35.525 is halfway between $35.50 and $35.55, it is rounded upwards, so the amount of the fee would be $35.55.

Part 3 Allowances for particular prosecution witnesses

5 Application of part This part applies in relation to a prosecution witness who attends court to give evidence in a criminal proceeding, other than a prosecution witness who is— (a) a police officer; or (b) a prisoner.