Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01110:reg:20
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C01110
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 20
Character Range: 29571–30448

20  Remuneration

Entitlement to charge
 (1) A Public Interest Advocate may charge remuneration for the time spent by the Public Interest Advocate in the performance of his or her role as a Public Interest Advocate.
 (2) Such remuneration is to be borne:
 (a) in respect of a request for a journalist information warrant by the Director‑General of Security—by the Organisation; and
 (b) in respect of an application for a journalist information warrant by an enforcement agency—by the enforcement agency.

Rate of remuneration
 (3) A Public Interest Advocate may charge for remuneration:
 (a) per day—at the daily rate payable to senior counsel without the approval of the Attorney‑General, as set out in Appendix D of the Legal Services Directions 2017; and
 (b) per hour—at one‑sixth of the maximum daily rate mentioned in paragraph (a), up to a maximum of 6 hours per day.