Commonwealth Numbered Regulations Commonwealth Numbered Regulations(1) If the parties agree that expert evidence may help to resolve a substantial issue in a proceeding, they may agree to jointly appoint a single expert witness to prepare a report in relation to the issue.
Note: Subrules 7.13(3) to (5) set out the requirements that apply to instructions to a single expert witness appointed by agreement between the parties.
(2) A party does not need the court's permission to tender a report or adduce evidence from a single expert witness appointed under subrule (1).
(3) A party must not communicate unilaterally with a single expert witness, except as permitted by these Rules.
(4) Any communication between a party and a single expert witness must, at the same time, also be provided to all other parties engaging that single expert witness, except as permitted by these Rules.