Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024N01028:clause:1_35
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024N01028
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 35
Character Range: 32100–33184

35  Expert witnesses generally—giving evidence
  If 2 or more parties to a dispute intend to call experts to give opinion evidence about a similar question, a Tribunal member appointed to arbitrate a dispute may make any of the following directions, to expedite the arbitration of the dispute:
 (a) that the experts confer, either before or after providing their evidence ;
 (b) that the experts produce to the Tribunal a document identifying where the expert opinions agree or differ;
 (c) that the expert's evidence in chief be limited to the contents of the expert's initial evidence provided;
 (d) that the experts give evidence one after another;
 (e) that each expert be called at the same time and that the cross examination and re-examination be conducted by putting to each expert in turn each question relevant to one subject or issue at a time, until the cross examination or re-examination is completed;
 (f) that each expert gives an opinion about the other expert's opinion;
 (g) that the experts be cross examined and re-examined in any particular manner or sequence.