sec.103ZZGEEngagement of person to give expert advice

### sec.103ZZGE Engagement of person to give expert advice A party to a criminal proceeding relating wholly or partly to a sexual offence may engage a person other than an excluded person to give evidence to which section 103ZZGB (1) relates, whether or not the person is included on the sexual offence expert evidence panel. The court in a relevant proceeding may engage a person from the sexual offence expert evidence panel other than an excluded person to give evidence to which section 103ZZGB (1) relates in the proceeding if— no party has engaged an expert to give evidence to which section 103ZZGB (1) relates; and the court considers there is a good reason to call an expert. s 103ZZGE ins 2024 No. 48 s 33 (sec.103ZZGE-ssec.1) A party to a criminal proceeding relating wholly or partly to a sexual offence may engage a person other than an excluded person to give evidence to which section 103ZZGB (1) relates, whether or not the person is included on the sexual offence expert evidence panel. (sec.103ZZGE-ssec.2) The court in a relevant proceeding may engage a person from the sexual offence expert evidence panel other than an excluded person to give evidence to which section 103ZZGB (1) relates in the proceeding if— no party has engaged an expert to give evidence to which section 103ZZGB (1) relates; and the court considers there is a good reason to call an expert. - (a) no party has engaged an expert to give evidence to which section 103ZZGB (1) relates; and - (b) the court considers there is a good reason to call an expert.