Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A court may give any directions it considers appropriate in relation to expert evidence in a proceeding.
(2) A direction under subsection (1) may include, but is not limited to—
(a) the preparation of an expert's report;
(b) the time for service of an expert's report;
(c) limiting expert evidence to specified issues;
(d) providing that expert evidence may not be adduced on specified issues;
(e) limiting the number of expert witnesses who may be called to give evidence on a specified issue;
(f) providing for the appointment of—
(i) single joint experts; or
(ii) court appointed experts;
(g) any other direction that may assist an expert witness in the exercise of his or her functions as an expert witness in the proceeding.
(3) A direction under subsection (1) may be given at any time in a proceeding.
S. 65I
inserted by No. 62/2012 s. 10.