(1) The court or the
respondent may require an eligibility assessor to attend to give evidence at
the hearing of the proceeding to which the report relates by filing a written
notice with the court as soon as possible and, if practicable, not later than
2 working days before the hearing.
(2) On the filing of a
notice, a registrar for the court must immediately arrange for the person
concerned to be notified that the person’s attendance is required on the
date stated in the notice.
(3) A person who under
this section, has been required by the respondent to attend the hearing of a
proceeding must, if required by the respondent, be called as a witness and may
be cross-examined by the respondent on the contents of the eligibility
assessment report.
[Section 10Q inserted: No. 49 of 2016 s. 14.]