Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

CIVIL LAW (WRONGS) ACT 2002 - SECT 84

    (1)     Expert medical evidence may by given in a proceeding in a court based on a claim only by—

        (a)     an expert appointed by the parties under section 85 or section 89 (1) (an agreed expert ); or

        (b)     an expert appointed by the court under section 86 or section 89 (2) (an appointed expert ).

    (2)     However, an expert who has provided a health service for a claimant in relation to the claim may also give expert medical evidence in the proceeding.

    (3)     In this section:

"health service"—see the Health Professionals Act 2004 , section 15.