Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA (FAMILY LAW) RULES 2021 (F2021L01197) - RULE 7.32

                   At a trial, the court may make an order in relation to the giving of evidence by expert witnesses, including an order that:

                     (a)  an expert witness clarify the expert witness's evidence after cross-examination; or

                     (b)  an expert witness give evidence only after all or certain factual evidence relevant to the question has been led; or

                     (c)  each party intending to call an expert witness is to close that party's case, subject only to adducing the evidence of the expert witness; or

                     (d)  each expert witness is to be sworn and available to give evidence in the presence of each other; or

                     (e)  each expert witness give evidence about the opinion given by another expert witness; or

                      (f)  cross-examination, or re-examination, of an expert witness is to be conducted:

                              (i)  by completing the cross-examination or re-examination of the expert witness before another expert witness; or

                             (ii)  by putting to each expert witness, in turn, each question relevant to one subject or issue at a time, until the cross-examination or re-examination of all witnesses is completed.