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Dasreef Pty Ltd v Hawchar

(2011) 243 CLR 588
JurisdictionAustralia
CourtHigh Court of Australia
Year2011
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Expert opinion is admissible under s 79(1) of the Evidence Act 1995 only where the witness has relevant specialised knowledge based on training, study or experience and the opinion is demonstrably wholly or substantially based on that knowledge, which requires the expert to expose the facts assumed and the reasoning that connects that knowledge to the conclusion.

Area of Law

evidence

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