Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) This rule applies if 2 or more parties to a proceeding call, or intend to call, expert witnesses to give evidence about the same, or a similar, question.
(2) The Court may direct:
(a) that the expert witnesses confer; or
(b) that the expert witnesses produce for use by the Court a document identifying:
(i) the matters and issues about which their opinions are in agreement; and
(ii) the matters and issues about which their opinions differ; or
(c) that:
(i) the expert witnesses give evidence at trial after all or certain factual evidence relevant to the question has been led; and
(ii) each party intending to call 1 or more expert witnesses close that party's case in relation to the question, subject only to adducing the evidence of the expert witnesses later in the trial; or
(d) that, after all or certain factual evidence has been led, each expert witness file and serve an affidavit or statement indicating:
(i) whether the expert witness adheres to any opinion earlier given; or
(ii) whether, in the light of factual evidence led at trial, the expert witness wishes to modify any opinion earlier given; or
(e) that:
(i) each expert witness take the oath as a witness one immediately after another; and
(ii) when giving evidence, an expert witness occupy a position in the courtroom (not necessarily in the witness box) that is appropriate to the giving of evidence; or
(f) that each expert witness give an oral exposition of his or her opinion, or opinions, on the question; or
(g) that each expert witness give his or her opinion about the opinion, or opinions, given by another expert witness; or
(h) that the expert witnesses be cross-examined in a certain manner or sequence; or
(i) that cross-examination or re-examination of the expert witnesses be conducted:
(i) by completing the cross-examination or re-examination of an expert witness before starting the cross-examination or re-examination of another; or
(ii) by putting to each expert witness, in turn, each question relevant to 1 subject or issue at a time, until the cross-examination or re-examination of all the witnesses is completed.
Order 45 Originating motion