79AAccused person’s notice and reply—expert evidence

79A Accused person’s notice and reply—expert evidence (1) For section 78 (1) (b) (i), written notice by an accused person about expert evidence in the accused person’s case must— (a) if the accused person intends to adduce expert evidence in the proceeding—include the following: (i) a statement that the accused person intends adducing expert evidence in the proceeding; (ii) a copy of any statement or report relevant to the proceeding that sets out the opinion of a person who the accused person intends to call as an expert witness in the proceeding; (iii) a copy of any other real evidence that is relevant to expert evidence that the accused person proposes to adduce at the trial or, if it is not practicable to copy the real evidence, a detailed description of the real evidence; (iv) any chart or explanatory material relating to expert evidence that the accused person proposes to adduce at the trial; or (b) if the accused person does not intend adducing expert evidence in the proceeding—a statement that the accused person does not intend adducing expert evidence in the proceeding.

(2) For section 78 (1) (b) (ii), written notice by an accused person in reply to a notice under this division from the prosecution or a co-accused person (a party’s notice) in a proceeding must— (a) if the party’s notice states an intention to adduce expert evidence in the proceeding—state any objections or relevant matters of fact or law that the accused person intends to raise in relation to the expert evidence; and (b) if the party’s notice states the party does not intend adducing expert evidence in the proceeding—confirm receipt of the party’s notice.