Planning and Environment Court Rules 2018
sec.32Duty of active parties
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sec.32 Duty of active parties
As soon as practicable after the expert is appointed, a copy of the code of conduct must be given to the expert by— the active party who appointed the expert in relation to the P&E Court proceeding; or if the expert was appointed in relation to the P&E Court proceeding by 2 or more active parties—the active parties or 1 of them as they may agree. An active party to the P&E Court proceeding must not give instructions, or allow instructions to be given, to the expert to adopt or reject a particular opinion. r 32 sub 2022 SL No. 18 s 10 (sec.32-ssec.1) As soon as practicable after the expert is appointed, a copy of the code of conduct must be given to the expert by— the active party who appointed the expert in relation to the P&E Court proceeding; or if the expert was appointed in relation to the P&E Court proceeding by 2 or more active parties—the active parties or 1 of them as they may agree. (sec.32-ssec.2) An active party to the P&E Court proceeding must not give instructions, or allow instructions to be given, to the expert to adopt or reject a particular opinion.
- (a) the active party who appointed the expert in relation to the P&E Court proceeding; or
- (b) if the expert was appointed in relation to the P&E Court proceeding by 2 or more active parties—the active parties or 1 of them as they may agree.