26Expert appointed by arbitral tribunal

26 Expert appointed by arbitral tribunal (Model Law art 26) (1) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, the arbitral tribunal may— (a) appoint 1 or more experts to report to it on specific issues to be determined by the arbitral tribunal; and (b) require a party to give the expert any relevant information or to produce, or to provide access to, any relevant documents, goods or other property for the expert’s inspection. (2) Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, if a party so requests or if the arbitral tribunal considers it necessary, the expert must, after delivery of the expert’s written or oral report, participate in a hearing where the parties have the opportunity to put questions to the expert and present expert witnesses in order to testify on the points at issue. Conduct of arbitral proceedings Part 5 Section 27 R3 02/07/19 Commercial Arbitration Act 2017 Effective: 02/07/19 page 33 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au