Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

COURT PROCEDURES AMENDMENT RULES 2012 (NO 1) (NO 24 OF 2012) - REG 6

in division 2.12.1, before rule 1200, insert

1200A     Purposes—pt 2.12

The purposes of this part are as follows:

        (a)     to ensure the court has control over the giving of expert evidence;

        (b)     to restrict expert evidence in a proceeding to that which is reasonably necessary to resolve the proceeding;

        (c)     to avoid unnecessary costs associated with parties retaining different experts;

        (d)     to ensure expert witnesses are bound by a code of conduct;

        (e)     if practicable and without compromising the interests of justice—to enable expert evidence to be given on an issue in a proceeding by a single expert agreed to by the parties or appointed by the court;

        (f)     if necessary to ensure a fair trial of a proceeding—to allow for 2 or more experts to give evidence on an issue in the proceeding.