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34  Expert witnesses—Tribunal expert
 (1) This section applies where the CEO agrees to appoint an expert witness under paragraph 68(1)(b) of the Act (tribunal expert), to provide assistance to the Tribunal in the arbitration of a dispute.
 (2) The CEO may appoint a tribunal expert at the request of the Tribunal member or on the application of any party.
 (3) The tribunal expert must be, in the CEO's opinion, independent of the parties and have expertise in the subject matter of the dispute such that they are able to assist and advise the Tribunal.
 (4) The tribunal expert may provide oral or written evidence to the Tribunal.
 (5) The tribunal expert is subject to cross-examination in relation to their evidence, by any party to the arbitration.
 (6) It is at the discretion of the CEO to make to a determination, if necessary, in relation to charging a party or parties for the costs of engaging the tribunal expert.