Planning and Environment Court Rules 2018
sec.34Expert must prepare report
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sec.34 Expert must prepare report
The expert must prepare a report for the hearing of the P&E Court proceeding. If the expert has taken part in a meeting of experts for the P&E Court proceeding— a joint report prepared in relation to the meeting is taken to be the expert’s report for the hearing of the proceeding; but the expert may prepare a separate report in relation to any issue of disagreement recorded in the joint report. However, the separate report must not, without the P&E Court’s leave, raise a new matter not already mentioned in the joint report. r 34 sub 2022 SL No. 18 s 10 (sec.34-ssec.1) The expert must prepare a report for the hearing of the P&E Court proceeding. (sec.34-ssec.2) If the expert has taken part in a meeting of experts for the P&E Court proceeding— a joint report prepared in relation to the meeting is taken to be the expert’s report for the hearing of the proceeding; but the expert may prepare a separate report in relation to any issue of disagreement recorded in the joint report. (sec.34-ssec.3) However, the separate report must not, without the P&E Court’s leave, raise a new matter not already mentioned in the joint report.
- (a) a joint report prepared in relation to the meeting is taken to be the expert’s report for the hearing of the proceeding; but
- (b) the expert may prepare a separate report in relation to any issue of disagreement recorded in the joint report.