STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL RULES 2004 - REG 39C

STATE ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL RULES 2004 - REG 39C

39C .         Experts to give evidence concurrently

        (1)         If at the hearing of a proceeding one or more of the parties propose to adduce evidence of 2 or more experts with a common or overlapping expertise then the experts must all be present (including by means of a video link or an audio link) together in the witness box at the same time, unless the Tribunal orders otherwise.

        (2)         Subject to the Tribunal’s directions, when experts are together in the witness box —

            (a)         they may be questioned together or separately by the Tribunal, the parties or the parties’ representatives; and

            (b)         they may respond immediately to each other’s evidence; and

            (c)         they may ask each other questions.

        [Rule 39C inserted: Gazette 17 May 2016 p. 1491‑2.]