sec.428Directions about experts’ conferences and joint reports

### sec.428 Directions about experts’ conferences and joint reports The court may, at any time, direct that 2 or more experts who are to give evidence in a proceeding— hold a conference in which they identify, and attempt to resolve, any disagreement between them; and jointly prepare a report about the conference (a joint report ) that states— the matters, if any, on which the experts agree; and the matters, if any, on which the experts disagree and the reasons for any disagreement. The court may, for the conference, do 1 or more of the following— set the date and time at which, or the period within which, the conference is to be held; set the agenda for the conference; direct the matters the experts are to discuss at the conference; direct that the conference be held with the assistance of a facilitator; give directions about the form in which, and the period within which, the joint report is to be prepared by the experts; give any other direction the court considers appropriate. This rule does not limit any other power of the court to make orders or give directions. In this rule— facilitator , in relation to a conference directed under subrule (1) to be held for a proceeding, means a person who is independent of the parties to the proceeding, whether or not the person is also an expert in relation to an issue being considered at the conference. r 428 sub 2004 SL No. 115 s 7 ; 2022 SL No. 23 s 3 (sec.428-ssec.1) The court may, at any time, direct that 2 or more experts who are to give evidence in a proceeding— hold a conference in which they identify, and attempt to resolve, any disagreement between them; and jointly prepare a report about the conference (a joint report ) that states— the matters, if any, on which the experts agree; and the matters, if any, on which the experts disagree and the reasons for any disagreement. (sec.428-ssec.2) The court may, for the conference, do 1 or more of the following— set the date and time at which, or the period within which, the conference is to be held; set the agenda for the conference; direct the matters the experts are to discuss at the conference; direct that the conference be held with the assistance of a facilitator; give directions about the form in which, and the period within which, the joint report is to be prepared by the experts; give any other direction the court considers appropriate. (sec.428-ssec.3) This rule does not limit any other power of the court to make orders or give directions. (sec.428-ssec.4) In this rule— facilitator , in relation to a conference directed under subrule (1) to be held for a proceeding, means a person who is independent of the parties to the proceeding, whether or not the person is also an expert in relation to an issue being considered at the conference. - (a) hold a conference in which they identify, and attempt to resolve, any disagreement between them; and - (b) jointly prepare a report about the conference (a joint report ) that states— (i) the matters, if any, on which the experts agree; and (ii) the matters, if any, on which the experts disagree and the reasons for any disagreement. - (i) the matters, if any, on which the experts agree; and - (ii) the matters, if any, on which the experts disagree and the reasons for any disagreement. - (i) the matters, if any, on which the experts agree; and - (ii) the matters, if any, on which the experts disagree and the reasons for any disagreement. - (a) set the date and time at which, or the period within which, the conference is to be held; - (b) set the agenda for the conference; - (c) direct the matters the experts are to discuss at the conference; - (d) direct that the conference be held with the assistance of a facilitator; - (e) give directions about the form in which, and the period within which, the joint report is to be prepared by the experts; - (f) give any other direction the court considers appropriate.