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FAMILY LAW RULES 20042003 No. 375 - RULE 15.42

Purpose of Part 15.5
The purpose of this Part is:

(a)
to ensure that parties obtain expert evidence only in relation to a significant issue in dispute;

(b)
to restrict expert evidence to that which is necessary to resolve or determine a case;

(c)
to ensure that, if practicable and without compromising the interests of justice, expert evidence is given on an issue by a single expert witness;

(d)
to avoid unnecessary costs arising from the appointment of more than one expert witness; and

(e)
to enable a party to apply for permission to tender a report or adduce evidence from an expert witness appointed by that party, if necessary in the interests of justice.



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