Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999

The court may, at any time, direct that 2 or more experts who are to give evidence in a proceeding—

hold a conference in which they identify, and attempt to resolve, any disagreement between them; and

jointly prepare a report about the conference (a joint report) that states—

the matters, if any, on which the experts agree; and

the matters, if any, on which the experts disagree and the reasons for any disagreement.

The court may, for the conference, do 1 or more of the following—

set the date and time at which, or the period within which, the conference is to be held;

set the agenda for the conference;

direct the matters the experts are to discuss at the conference;

direct that the conference be held with the assistance of a facilitator;

give directions about the form in which, and the period within which, the joint report is to be prepared by the experts;

give any other direction the court considers appropriate.

This rule does not limit any other power of the court to make orders or give directions.

In this rule—