sec.429EDuty of parties

### sec.429E Duty of parties As soon as practicable after the expert is appointed, a copy of the code of conduct must be given to the expert by— if the expert is appointed by 1 or more parties to the proceeding—the parties, or 1 of them as they may agree; or if the expert is a court-appointed expert—1 or more of the parties to the proceeding, as directed by the court. A party to the proceeding must not give instructions, or allow instructions to be given, to the expert to adopt or reject a particular opinion. r 429E ins 2004 SL No. 115 s 7 sub 2022 SL No. 23 s 3 (sec.429E-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— if the expert is appointed by 1 or more parties to the proceeding—the parties, or 1 of them as they may agree; or if the expert is a court-appointed expert—1 or more of the parties to the proceeding, as directed by the court. (sec.429E-ssec.2) A party to the proceeding must not give instructions, or allow instructions to be given, to the expert to adopt or reject a particular opinion. - (a) if the expert is appointed by 1 or more parties to the proceeding—the parties, or 1 of them as they may agree; or - (b) if the expert is a court-appointed expert—1 or more of the parties to the proceeding, as directed by the court.