Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

FEDERAL CIRCUIT AND FAMILY COURT OF AUSTRALIA (FAMILY LAW) RULES 2021 - RULE 7.26

  (1)   A party seeking to clarify the report of a single expert witness may ask questions of the single expert witness under this rule:

  (a)   within 7 days after a conference (if any) is held under rule   7.25; or

  (b)   if no conference is held under that rule--within 21 days after the party received the single expert witness's report.

  (2)   The questions must:

  (a)   be in writing and be put once only; and

  (b)   be only for the purpose of clarifying the single expert witness's report; and

  (c)   not be vexatious or oppressive, or require the single expert witness to undertake an unreasonable amount of work to answer.

  (3)   The party must give a copy of any questions to each other party.