Appointment of Court expert
23.01 Appointment of Court expert
A party may apply to the Court for an order:
that an expert be appointed (a Court expert) to inquire into and report on any question or on any facts relevant to any question arising in a proceeding; and
fixing the Court expert’s remuneration, including the cost of preparing the expert’s report; and
for the Court expert’s attendance before the Court; and
terminating the liability to pay the Court expert’s remuneration.
Expert is defined in the Dictionary.
The Court may give instructions relating to the inquiry and report including the carrying out of an experiment or test.
The Court may make an order of its own motion—see rule 1.40.
If the Court makes an order under paragraph (1)(b), the expert’s remuneration is payable jointly and severally by the parties.
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