Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) An expert's report must:
(a) be addressed to the court and the party or parties instructing the expert witness; and
(b) have attached to it a summary of the instructions given to the expert witness and a list of any documents relied on in preparing the report; and
(c) be verified by an affidavit of the expert witness.
(2) The affidavit verifying the expert's report must state the following:
I have made all the inquiries I believe are necessary and appropriate and to my knowledge there have not been any relevant matters omitted from this report, except as otherwise specifically stated in this report.
I believe that the facts within my knowledge that have been stated in this report are true.
The opinions I have expressed in this report are independent and impartial.
I have read and understand Divisions 7.1.4, 7.1.5 and 7.1.6 of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Family Law) Rules 2021 and have used my best endeavours to comply with them.
I have complied with the requirements of the following professional codes of conduct or protocol, being [ state the name of the code or protocol ].
I understand my duty to the court and I have complied with it and will continue to do so.