When you prepare a report under section 178, you can get paid for it. The court decides who pays your fees and expenses. You might get paid by one of the parties involved in the case, or the court might decide that the money comes from Parliament.
You can find more information about this in section 178. The court's decision is final, and they choose who pays or if the money comes from Parliament. This is how the fees and expenses for preparing the report are taken care of.
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179: Further provisions relating to medical, psychiatric, and psychological examinations, or
"Rules for medical, psychiatric, and psychological exams to ensure they are fair and done by qualified people"
181: Court may order examination to be carried out in hospital, or
"The court can send you to hospital for a mental health check."
Where any person prepares a report pursuant to section 178, the fees and expenses of that person shall be paid by such party or parties to the proceedings as the court shall order or, if the court so decides, shall be paid out of money appropriated by Parliament for the purpose.
