# Witnesses’ fees

> reg-5.07 — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

5.07 Witnesses’ fees
          (1) A person who attends to give evidence before a Commissioner is, in respect of
              that attendance, to be paid such fees and travelling expenses as the
              Commissioner allows in accordance with the scale in Part 4 of the Public Works
              Committee Regulation 2016.
          (2) The fees and travelling expenses are payable:
               (a) in the case of a witness summoned at the request of the person to whom the
                   investigation relates—by that person; and
               (b) in any other case—by the Commonwealth.