I take it that presently the courts are...In the current version it says, "The judges may, with the approval of the Commissioner..." Here the judge is going through the Commissioner, as well, and they're fixing tariffs of fees and costs of civil matters and fees and expenses of witnesses and interpreters in criminal matters. What the Minister is saying is that the Commissioner, which is government, with the Minister would set these fees and costs. But it's already in there where they have to get the approval of the Commissioner. But the new regulation is that the judge doesn't have to seek the...That's taken away from the responsibility of the judge to seek approval to fix tariffs, rather than the Commissioner with the recommendation of the Minister, may make regulation fixing the tariffs of fees and expenses in civil and criminal matters, which I believe is what the Minister is saying.
In terms of the fees and expenses of the witnesses and interpreters, it's not specifically stated in section 84. I would like to ask the Minister why isn't it stated in section 84. Is the intention of his department to eliminate fixing tariffs for fees and expenses of witnesses and interpreters? Is that the intention of this bill? Thank you.