Singapore legislation
Regulation 6
Regulation 6
Concurrent expert evidence
Subregulation 1
The court may order that some or all of the expert witnesses testify as a panel if the parties with an interest in the determination of the expert evidence consent to the production and examination of those expert witnesses as a panel.
Subregulation 2
The expert witnesses ordered under paragraph (1) to testify as a panel may do so at any time the court may determine (including before the close of the prosecution’s case).
Subregulation 3
For the purposes of paragraph (1), when consent is given by an accused who is not represented by an advocate, the court must be satisfied that the accused —
understands that the evidence of the accused’s expert witness can be considered by the court to determine if the accused has a case to answer at the close of the prosecution’s case; and
understands the manner in which the evidence of the experts will be given as a panel as provided in rule 7.
Subregulation 4
To avoid doubt, when an accused’s expert witness testifies as part of a panel during the prosecution’s case —
the accused is not deemed to have waived the accused’s right to submit that there is no case for the accused to answer at the close of the prosecution’s case; and
any evidence from the accused’s expert witness can be considered by the court in determining if the accused has a case to answer at the close of the prosecution’s case.