Chapter 4 Fees and Remuneration
Article 17
If a commercial mediation committee member is present to perform his or her duties on the commercial mediation date or on the day designated by the judge, the daily fee of NT$500 will be paid to the commercial mediation committee member each time. If the commercial mediation committee member attends the Commercial Court for two or more times on the same day, the daily fee will be counted as one time.
Article 18
In principle, the transportation means for a commercial mediation committee member to arrive a site due to the circumstances in the preceding Article shall be public transportations such as bus and mass rapid transit system in cities or train, high-speed rail, public and private bus or ship for long-distance travels; if there is any class for seats, the payment shall be based on the standard of economy (class) seat (cabin or car); in case of impediment to sea and land traffics, or when the designated arrival date is very urgent, one can take a plane (economy class), but shall provide the proof of identity.
If a commercial mediation committee member drives a private vehicle including a car or motorcycle due to business convenience, the travel expenses shall be claimed according to the fares of the types of public and private intercity buses that can be taken on the same road section.
Commercial mediation committee members who are physically disabled or impaired may take a taxi in cities.
Transportation expenses are claimed and reimbursed in good faith. Except for driving private vehicles of which the travel expenses can be claimed according to the fares of the types of public and private intercity buses that can be taken on the same road section, the rest of the claims for reimbursement is based on the actual transportation means and actual payment amount and no receipt is required for the reimbursement.
Article 19
For commercial mediation committee members handling a commercial mediation case, the daily accommodation and miscellaneous expenses during the en route and the stay period shall not exceed the daily standard for personnel below the senior rank as specified in the Directions for Domestic Travel Allowance Disbursement, and shall be calculated according to the actual expenses.
Article 20
In principle, the amount of remuneration requested by the commercial mediation committee members is NT$20,000 per person per case. However, the serving judge may consider the complexity of the case, the number of times, the number of hours, the closing condition, the participation status etc. of the commercial mediation committee member to adjust the remuneration to a range from NT$5,000 to NT$100,000.
The payment of the remuneration in the preceding paragraph is not limited to those having established the mediation.
Any amount of the remuneration exceeds NT$50,000 shall be approved by the President of the Commercial Court.
Article 21
A commercial mediation committee member who participates in professional training, seminars, symposiums and other meetings held by the Judicial Yuan, the Judges Academy or the Commercial Court during their term of office, or is invented to attend meetings, praised by the Judicial Yuan and the Commercial Court shall obtain the prior permission of the President of the Commercial Court. The provisions of Articles 18 and 19 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the payment of fees.
Article 22
A commercial mediation committee member who requests daily fees, travel expenses and remuneration for handling commercial mediation cases shall fill in the application form attached with the receipt of daily fees, travel expenses and remuneration within 10 days after each mediation date or the day designated by the judge (See Attachment 2 for the format), and the amount will be calculated by the clerk in charge of the court, and submitted to the judge for review. One copy will be filed and the other copy will be sent to the General Affairs Section for the payment procedure, and then the disbursement report is completed according to the procedure.
Article 23
Commercial mediation committee members are hired to participate in litigation consulting, and their payment of daily fees, travel expenses and remuneration shall be determined according to the essentials of the payment of daily fees, travel expenses and remuneration for expert consultation.