Queensland Consolidated Acts

CIVIL PROCEEDINGS ACT 2011 - SECT 45

45 Procedure at case appraisal

(1) At a case appraisal, the case appraiser—

(a) must decide the procedure to be used at the case appraisal; and

(b) may adopt any procedure that will, in the case appraiser’s opinion, enable a sound opinion of the likely outcome of the dispute to be reached; and

(c) must finish the case appraisal as quickly as possible.

(2) However, the case appraiser may, in special circumstances—

(a) receive evidence; and

(b) examine witnesses, and administer oaths to witnesses, who have been lawfully called before the case appraiser.

(3) The court may, at any time, give directions about procedure to be used at the case appraisal.

(4) This section is subject to section 46 .