65ICourt may give directions to expert witnesses—conferences and joint experts reports

65I Court may give directions to expert witnesses—conferences and joint experts reports (1) A court may direct expert witnesses in a proceeding— (a) to hold a conference of experts; or (b) to prepare a joint experts report; or (c) to hold a conference and prepare a joint experts report. (2) The court may direct that a conference of experts be held with or without the attendance of all or any of the following— (a) the parties to the proceeding; or (b) the legal practitioners of the parties; or (c) an independent facilitator. (3) A direction to prepare a joint experts report may include but is not limited to the following— (a) that the joint experts report specifies— (i) the matters agreed and not agreed by the experts; and (ii) the reasons for any agreement or disagreement; (b) the issues to be dealt with in the joint experts report by the expert witnesses; (c) the facts, and assumptions of fact, on which the joint experts report is to be based. (4) A direction may be— (a) general or in relation to specified issues; (b) given at any time in a proceeding, including before or after the expert witnesses have prepared or given reports. S. 65J inserted by No. 62/2012 s. 10.