Expert Witness Register

Request an Expert Witness

If you are seeking an expert witness in the specialty of obstetrics and gynaecology please complete the form below and return to the Medico-legal Committee Co-ordinator. This form can be completed electronically and emailed, or you may prefer to print a copy and fax it to +61 3 9419 0672.

Download the Request an Expert Witness Form ( 63 KB)

Register as an Expert Witness

Expert Witness Register

The RANZCOG Expert Witness Register provides an opportunity for Fellows to nominate an area of practice in which they are willing to provide expert medico-legal opinion. The Register facilitates contact between these Fellows and legal organisations seeking medico-legal opinion for specific obstetric and gynaecology cases.

Fellows can apply to be listed on the Expert Witness Register.

Fellows who apply for registration as expert witnesses must agree to abide by the RANZCOG Guidelines for College Fellows participating in the Expert Witness Register.

College lists are reviewed annually. Inclusion on the register applies for three years from the initial listing, with the possibility of repeated renewal at three year intervals.

Download the Expert Witness Register Application Form ( 106 KB)

Expert Witness Guidelines

The Guidelines for Fellows participating in the RANZCOG Expert Witness Register were endorsed by Council in 1990 and were reviewed at the July 2006 Council.

In order to be registered on the College Expert Witness Register, you need to read and declare your willingness to abide by the Guidelines.

Download the Expert Witness Register Guidelines ( 495 KB)

Expert Witness Framework

Framework for the Continuing Education and Professional Development of Fellows on the RANZCOG Expert Witness Register

This document has been prepared to assist Fellows on the RANZCOG Expert Witness Register to identify, understand, and comply with a range of issues relevant to their role as expert witnesses, including the responsibilities that are increasingly being imposed upon them by courts and tribunals in an endeavour to reduce the length, complexity and cost of litigation.

Download the Expert Witness Framework ( 425KB)

Expert Witness Education Program

The RANZCOG Medico-Legal Committee has developed a comprehensive education program for expert witnesses.

This program aims to ensure that Fellows are well informed of their responsibilities when providing expert opinion, and in particular, preparing high quality reports.

The education is comprised of two stages:

Stage 1: Basic Law and Expert Witnesses Workshop

Stage 2: Practical Courtroom Skills Workshop

No future sessions are currently scheduled.

Contact

For more information about the Expert Witness Register, please contact:

Ms Tracey Wheeler

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