Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00417:reg:3:p57
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00417
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 57/100)
Character Range: 255507–258217

the court's website.
 (2) The court may, in relation to the conference, make an order, including an order about:
 (a) which expert witnesses are to attend; or
 (b) where and when the conference is to occur; or
 (c) which issues the expert witnesses must discuss; or
 (d) the questions to be answered by the expert witnesses; or
 (e) the documents to be given to the expert witnesses, including:
 (i) a copy of Divisions 7.1.4, 7.1.5 and 7.1.6 of these Rules; and
 (ii) relevant affidavits; and
 (iii) a joint statement of the assumptions to be relied on by the expert witnesses during the conference, including any competing assumptions; and
 (iv) all expert's reports already disclosed by the parties.
 (3) At the conference, the expert witnesses must:
 (a) identify the issues that are agreed and not agreed; and
 (b) if practicable, reach agreement on any outstanding issue; and
 (c) identify the reason for disagreement on any issue; and
 (d) identify what action (if any) may be taken to resolve any outstanding issues; and
 (e) prepare a joint statement specifying the matters referred to in paragraphs (a) to (d) and deliver a copy of the statement to each party.
 (4) If the expert witnesses reach agreement on an issue, the agreement does not bind the parties unless the parties expressly agree to be bound by it.
 (5) The joint statement may be tendered as evidence of matters agreed on and to identify the issues on which evidence will be called.

7.32  Conduct of trial with expert witnesses
  At a trial, the court may make an order in relation to the giving of evidence by expert witnesses, including an order that:
 (a) an expert witness clarify the expert witness's evidence after cross‑examination; or
 (b) an expert witness give evidence only after all or certain factual evidence relevant to the question has been led; or
 (c) each party intending to call an expert witness is to close that party's case, subject only to adducing the evidence of the expert witness; or
 (d) each expert witness is to be sworn and available to give evidence in the presence of each other; or
 (e) each expert witness give evidence about the opinion given by another expert witness; or
 (f) cross‑examination, or re‑examination, of an expert witness is to be conducted:
 (i) by completing the cross‑examination or re‑examination of the expert witness before another expert witness; or
 (ii) by putting to each expert witness, in turn, each question relevant to one subject or issue at a time, until the cross‑examination or re‑examination of all witnesses is completed.

Part 7.2—Assessors

7.33  Application of Part 7.2
  This Part applies to all applications other than:
 (a) an application for divorce; or