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Children's Act, 2005 (Act No. 38 of 2005)

Regulations

Regulations relating to Children's Courts and International Child Abduction, 2010

Chapter V : Miscellaneous

35. Remuneration of persons not in employ of state

 

(1) The remuneration paid to persons not in the employ of the state as provided for in section 75(1)(j) of the Act must be paid by the state if the person acted by direction of the court.

 

(2) A person referred to in subregulation (1) is entitled to the following remuneration  for each 24 hours or part thereof for which that person is absent from his or her residence or place of sojourn:
(a) The reasonable actual expenses if it is necessary to hire accommodation for the night; and
(b)
(i) R200; or
(ii) the reasonable actual expenses incurred for meals on submission of proof of the expenses to the satisfaction of the court manager.

 

(3) The remuneration provided for in subregulation (2) is payable for the full period for which the person to in subregulation (1) is absent from his or her residence or place of sojourn.

 

(4) In calculating the period of absence for purposes of subregulation (2), a person referred to in subregulation (1) is allowed 24 hours for each distance of 300 kilometres or part thereof travelled.

 

(5) The remuneration provided for in subregulation (2) is not payable if the fare of a person referred to in subregulation (1) includes the cost of meals and  accommodation.

 

(6) A person referred  to in subregulation (1) may claim his or her actual real travel expenses:  Provided  that  he or she may only   use air transport at state expense only if the magistrate's court manager—
(a) is  satisfied that the use thereof is warranted;  and
(b) has approved that the person  may  make  use  of  air  transport.

 

(7) On satisfactory proof having been produced, a person referred to in subregulation (1) is  entitled to be reimbursed for his or her reasonable actual expenses incurred in respect of parking and toll fees.

 

(8) A magistrate's court manager may, at the written request of a person referred to in subregulation (1), and on receipt of  satisfactory proof from that person that he or she has suffered loss of earnings as a result of his or her assistance in a matter as  provided for in section 49, 50, 62, 69, 70 or 71 of the Act, by direction of a court, order that the person be paid an amount equal  to the actual loss of earnings he or she suffered, but not exceeding R2 500 per day, in addition to any other amount  to which  he or she is entitled under this regulation.

 

(9) If  a  person referred to in subregulation (1) is required to submit a professional report to the court, he or she is entitled to an  amount determined by the magistrate's court manager, which may not exceed  R500.

 

(10) The Director-General may authorise a deviation from the amounts provided for in subregulations (8) and (9), on the written   request of a person referred to in subregulation (1), supporting his or her request by proof, to the satisfaction of the  Director-General.

 

(11) The  remuneration  paid  to  a  person  not  in  the  employ  of  the  state  as  provided  for  in  section 75(1)(j) of  the  Act  must  be paid by  a  party  if  the  person  acted  at  the  request  of  that  party,  which  amount  will  be  an  amount  agreed  upon  by  the  party  and  the  person  not  in  the  employ  of  the  state.