Whom may an administrative agency pay travel and daily allowance costs to, and what limits does this provision attach to that payment?
General information · Not legal advice
Material to check
In a practice file we look for the papers showing the person was engaged as a reference witness, expert appraiser or similar during the administrative procedure, the records of travel and daily allowance claimed, and the budget documents showing the payment sits within the allocated budget.
These are types of material to look for, not evidence already verified by PRO SE.
Where readings differ
One reading takes the provision as a discretionary power: an administrative agency may pay travel expenses and daily allowance to reference witnesses, expert appraisers and similar persons whose participation is needed for the progress of an administrative procedure, and the payment stays within the bounds of the budget, with the detailed standards set by Presidential Decree.
Another reading stresses the two limits written into the provision: the payment rests with the agency and is not automatic on the person's request, and the words 'needed for the progress' and the phrase 'and similar persons' leave open which participants qualify beyond reference witnesses and expert appraisers.
Your judgment
If a person gave a statement after the administrative procedure had closed, how could the file show that person's participation was still needed for its progress?
PRO SE does not make this decision or keep a case record on this public site.When to reconsider
We look at this again if the provision is amended to change who may be paid or to widen the scope of eligible participants, or if a Presidential Decree or decision clarifies which 'similar persons' qualify and what standards govern payment.