Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1994 No. 110 INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COURT RULES - ORDER 34 RULE 2

2. (1) Where a question for an expert witness arises in any proceedings the
Court may, at any stage of the proceedings, on its own motion or on
application by a party or the Registrar:

   (a)  appoint an expert as court expert to inquire into and report upon the
        question;

   (b)  authorize the court expert to inquire into and report upon the
        question and the facts relevant to it;

   (c)  direct the court expert to make a further or supplemental report or
        inquiry and report; and

   (d)  give such instructions as the Court thinks fit relating to any inquiry
        or report of the court expert.

(2) In subrule (1), "expert", in relation to any question, means a person who
has such knowledge or experience of, or in connection with, that question, or
questions of the character of that question, that his or her opinion on that
question would be admissible in evidence.

(3) Instructions pursuant to paragraph (1)(d) may include provision concerning
any experiment or test for the purposes of any inquiry or report of a court
expert.