Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00417:reg:3:p46
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024C00417
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 46/100)
Character Range: 228895–231624

evidence, or the preparation of a report for a proceeding or anticipated proceeding, being evidence about that expert's association, involvement or contact with that party, child or subject matter;
 (d) evidence from a family consultant employed or engaged by the Federal Circuit and Family Court or the Family Court of a State.
Example: An example of evidence excluded from the requirements of this Part (other than rule 7.14) is evidence from a treating doctor or a teacher in relation to the doctor's or teacher's involvement with a party or child.
 (2) Nothing in this Part prevents an independent children's lawyer communicating with a single expert witness.

7.02  Purpose of Part 7.1
  The purpose of this Part is as follows:
 (a) to ensure that parties obtain expert evidence only in relation to a significant issue in dispute;
 (b) to restrict expert evidence to that which is necessary to resolve or determine a proceeding;
 (c) to ensure that, if practicable and without compromising the interests of justice, expert evidence is given on an issue by a single expert witness;
 (d) to avoid unnecessary costs arising from the appointment of more than one expert witness;
 (e) to enable a party to apply for permission to tender a report or adduce evidence from an expert witness appointed by that party, if that is necessary in the interests of justice.

Division 7.1.2—Single expert witness

7.03  Appointment of single expert witness by parties jointly
 (1) If the parties agree that expert evidence may help to resolve a substantial issue in a proceeding, they may agree to jointly appoint a single expert witness to prepare a report in relation to the issue.
Note: Subrules 7.13(3) to (5) set out the requirements that apply to instructions to a single expert witness appointed by agreement between the parties.
 (2) A party does not need the court's permission to tender a report or adduce evidence from a single expert witness appointed under subrule (1).
 (3) A party must not communicate unilaterally with a single expert witness, except as permitted by these Rules.
 (4) Any communication between a party and a single expert witness must, at the same time, also be provided to all other parties engaging that single expert witness, except as permitted by these Rules.

7.04  Order for single expert witness
 (1) The court may, on application or on its own initiative, order that expert evidence be given by a single expert witness.
 (2) When considering whether to make an order under subrule (1), the court may take into account any matters relevant to making the order, which may include the following (without limiting the matters which may be relevant):
 (a) the overarching purpose of these Rules (see rule