Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021
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5 Expert witnesses
(1) There are strict rules about instructing and obtaining reports from an expert witness (see Part 7.1 of these Rules). (2) In summary: (a) an expert witness must be instructed in writing and must be fully informed of the obligations as an expert witness (see rule 7.13); and (b) parties should obtain expert evidence only in relation to a significant issue in dispute; and (c) if practicable, parties should agree to obtain a report from a single expert witness instructed by both parties (see rule 7.03); and (d) the court must grant permission to a party to adduce evidence from another expert witness on the same issue (see rule 7.08).