Sex Discrimination Regulations 1984

Statutory Rules 1984 No. 181 as amended

made under the

Sex Discrimination Act 1984

This compilation was prepared on 6 June 2001
taking into account amendments up to SR 2001 No. 118

Prepared by the Office of Legislative Drafting,
Attorney-General’s Department, Canberra

Contents

Page

 1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1] 

 2 Interpretation 

 3 Combat duties 

 4 Fees etc in respect of attendance before the Commission 

Schedule Scale of fees and allowances for expenses 

Notes 

1 Name of Regulations [see Note 1]

  These Regulations are the Sex Discrimination Regulations 1984.

2 Interpretation

  In these Regulations, the Act means the Sex Discrimination Act 1984.

3 Combat duties

 (1) The following duties (in this regulation referred to as combat duties) are declared to be combat duties for the purposes of section 43 of the Act, namely, duties requiring a person to commit, or to participate directly in the commission of, an act of violence against an adversary in time of war.

 (3) In this regulation, time of war has the same meaning as in the Defence Act 1903.

4 Fees etc in respect of attendance before the Commission

 (1) The fees and allowances for expenses that a person is, under subsection 75A (1) of the Act, entitled to be paid in respect of an attendance before the Commission are such fees and allowances for expenses as are fixed by the Commission, or by the member of the Commission presiding at the inquiry in respect of which the person is attending before the Commission, in accordance with the scale set out in the Schedule.

 (2) In the scale in the Schedule, a reference to the Federal Court Rules is a reference to the Federal Court Rules as in force from time to time.

Schedule Scale of fees and allowances for expenses

(regulation 4)

 1. Person attending before the Commission to give evidence because of his or her professional, scientific or other special skill or knowledge — in respect of each day on which the person so attends, an amount of not less than the lesser amount specified in the Federal Court Rules in relation to expenses of witnesses possessing such skill or knowledge and not more than the greater amount so specified.

 2. Person, other than a person referred to in Item 1, attending before the Commission:

 (a) in the case of a person remunerated by wages, salary or fees — such amount as is provided for in the Federal Court Rules in relation to expenses of witnesses so remunerated;

 (b) in the case of any other person — an amount of not less than the lesser amount specified in the Federal Court Rules in relation to such persons and not more than the greater amount so specified.

 3. Any person attending before the Commission, being a person who resides more than 50 kilometres from the place where that attendance is required — such amount as is reasonable:

 (a) in respect of the person’s conveyance to and from the place at which the person so attends; and

 (b) if the person is required to be absent overnight from the person’s usual place of residence — for meals and accommodation.

 4. Person attending before the Commission in respect of more than one inquiry — in respect of each inquiry, a proportionate part only of the fees and allowances that, but for this item, the person would be entitled to receive.

Notes to the Sex Discrimination Regulations 1984

Note 1

The Sex Discrimination Regulations 1984 (in force under the Sex Discrimination Act 1984) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 1984 No. 181 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

Table of Statutory Rules

Table of Amendments