Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA (FAMILY LAW) RULES 2021 - RULE 7.22

  (1)   An expert's report must:

  (a)   state the reasons for the expert witness's conclusions; and

  (b)   include a statement about the methodology used in the production of the report; and

  (c)   include the material referred to in subrule (2) in support of the expert witness's conclusions.

  (2)   For the purposes of paragraph   (1)(c), an expert's report must include the following in support of the expert witness's conclusions:

  (a)   the expert witness's qualifications;

  (b)   the literature or other material used in making the report;

  (c)   the relevant facts, matters and assumptions on which the opinions in the report are based;

  (d)   a statement about the facts in the report that are within the expert witness's knowledge;

  (e)   details about any tests, experiments, examinations or investigations relied on by the expert witness and, if they were carried out by another person, details of that person's qualifications and experience;

  (f)   if there is a range of opinion on the matters dealt with in the report--a summary of the range of opinion and the basis for the expert witness's opinion;

  (g)   a summary of the conclusions reached;

  (h)   if necessary, a disclosure that:

  (i)   a particular question or issue falls outside the expert witness's expertise; or

  (ii)   the report may be incomplete or inaccurate without some qualification and the details of any qualification; or

  (iii)   the expert witness's opinion is not a concluded opinion because further research or data is required or because of any other reason.