sec.27Court-directed process for experts

sec.27 Court-directed process for experts

The court may direct that a proceeding be subject to a process under which the court appoints an appropriately qualified person (a convenor ) to— facilitate the preparation of expert evidence to be given in the proceeding; and work with the parties to manage the process for experts, including by— briefing experts; and managing requests by experts for information or instructions from the parties or the court; and assisting communication between the court, experts and lawyers or agents representing the parties; and work with the experts, including by— ensuring the experts have all the information and instructions they require; and assisting the experts during a meeting of experts; and facilitating the preparation of a joint report for the proceeding; and assist the parties in case management. The convenor may not— decide any substantive issue or procedural dispute in the proceeding; or preside at a hearing, final hearing or appeal from a decision made in the proceeding. (sec.27-ssec.1) The court may direct that a proceeding be subject to a process under which the court appoints an appropriately qualified person (a convenor ) to— facilitate the preparation of expert evidence to be given in the proceeding; and work with the parties to manage the process for experts, including by— briefing experts; and managing requests by experts for information or instructions from the parties or the court; and assisting communication between the court, experts and lawyers or agents representing the parties; and work with the experts, including by— ensuring the experts have all the information and instructions they require; and assisting the experts during a meeting of experts; and facilitating the preparation of a joint report for the proceeding; and assist the parties in case management. (sec.27-ssec.2) The convenor may not— decide any substantive issue or procedural dispute in the proceeding; or preside at a hearing, final hearing or appeal from a decision made in the proceeding.

• (a) facilitate the preparation of expert evidence to be given in the proceeding; and
• (b) work with the parties to manage the process for experts, including by— (i) briefing experts; and (ii) managing requests by experts for information or instructions from the parties or the court; and (iii) assisting communication between the court, experts and lawyers or agents representing the parties; and
• (i) briefing experts; and
• (ii) managing requests by experts for information or instructions from the parties or the court; and
• (iii) assisting communication between the court, experts and lawyers or agents representing the parties; and
• (c) work with the experts, including by— (i) ensuring the experts have all the information and instructions they require; and (ii) assisting the experts during a meeting of experts; and (iii) facilitating the preparation of a joint report for the proceeding; and