Queensland Consolidated Acts

CRIMINAL CODE 1899 - SECT 590B

590B Advance notice of expert evidence

(1) If an accused person intends to adduce expert evidence in relation to an issue in the person’s trial, the person must—

(a) as soon as practicable—give the other parties to the trial written notice of the name of the expert, and any finding or opinion he or she proposes to adduce; and

(b) as soon as practicable before the trial date—give the other parties to the proceeding a copy of the expert report on which the finding or opinion is based.

(2) The directions judge under section 590AA or trial judge may fix times for compliance with subsection (1) .