Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

FAMILY LAW RULES 2004 - REG 15.67

         (1)   The reasonable fees and expenses of a single expert witness incurred in relation to a conference are to be paid as follows:

                (a)    if only one of the parties attends the conference -- by that party; or

               (b)    if more than one of the parties attends the conference -- by those parties jointly.

         (2)   If a single expert witness answers questions under rule 15.66, his or her reasonable fees and expenses incurred in answering any questions are to be paid by the party asking the questions.

         (3)   A single expert witness is not required to undertake any work in relation to a conference or answer any questions until the fees and expenses for that work or those answers are paid or secured.

         (4)   Subrule (3) is not affected by subrule 15.66 (1).

Note    This rule applies unless the court orders otherwise (see rule 1.12).

         (5)   In this rule:

"attend" includes attendance by electronic communication.