b'Preliminary applications and specific proceduresduring the hearing before the Tribunal 29The parties must agree on a time for cross-examination. If no agreement is reached, the Tribunal can decide. When the cross-examination is completed, the transcript of the cross-examination must be filed with the Tribunal within seven (7) days.For more information, please see Practice Note #14 on affidavit evidence.7.9Expert witnesses A party may choose to call an expert witness to testify at the hearing. An expert witness can give their opinion and provide hypotheses, unlike ordinary witnesses who may only testify about facts that they themselves witnessed.An expert witness is helpful when the evidence is technical or scientific. For example, an ordinary witness may testify before the Tribunal that they saw an animal with a wounded foreleg, while an expert witness may testify as to the impact, origin and consequences of the wound for the animal.Certain conditions must be met in order for expert testimony to be admissible:ythe expert must provide their curriculum vitae; andythe expert must testify as to their qualifications, skills and experiencein the field of expertise.In addition, the testimony must be relevant and necessary, and the expert must be sufficiently qualified in their field of expertise. \x03 \x03 Reavniaedw O A aT agormicmoleis sdiuo nC adnea rdvaision C Aribguricnaulltural CCanada Agricultural Commission de rvisionK1ta w0aB7 Canada th,\x032020.\x03\x03 agricole du Canada\x03 Review Tribunal Practice\x03Note\x03#12\x03\x03Expert\x03Witnesses\x03\x03\x03 Practice\x03Note\x03#12\x03is\x03approved\x03by\x03the\x03Tribunals\x03Chairperson\x03on\x03September\x0328awa CanadaOt K1A 0B71.Purpose\x03\x034.Approval\x03 T kh\x03pudrpgoe\x03saen\x03do\x03fa\x03nt\x03heixsp\x03 e Prraticseti\x03cine\x03\x03aN\x03sopteec\x03iisal\x03izteod\x03setut\x03the\x03role\x03and\x03eligibility\x03of\x03witnesses\x03with\x03specific\x03ne \x03fie\x03ldo.\x03owleFor more information please see \x03 \x03 \x03 2.Background\x03\x03\x03\x03 A\x03party\x03may\x03choose\x03to\x03present\x03an\x03expert\x03witnessd\x03t\x03op\x03rroevviideews\x03\x03ahnydpo\x03atshseessess\x03t\x03hreeg\x03faarcdtisn\x03gre\x03tghaer\x03dfaincgt\x03sa\x03in\x03re\x03aq\x03ureeqsut\x03efosrt\x03\x03Practice Note #12 on expert witnesses. \x03 Luc\x03Blanger\x03 fo \x03 netivfiic\x03characteristic r choose\x03to\x03rely\x03 epert\x03 expert\x03 is\x03caled\x03when\x03the\x03evidence\x03involves\x03technical\x03 f or\x03Canada\x03Agricultural\x03Review\x03Tribunal\x03review.\x03eTwhe.\x03\x03Deuxprienrgt\x03\x03dtheles.\x03 i\x03hresa\x03hriinsg\x03o,\x03ra\x03hne\x03 r\x03xopinionChairperson\x03 ve w\x03itanness\x03scrie\x03The\x03Tribunal\x03may\x03also\x03 on\x03an\x03 witness\x03who\x03would\x03protsv\x03iodfe\x03t\x03cla\x03rpifairctaiteiso.n\x03T(sh)e\x03 \x03oTribu\x03ntahel\x03inre\x03fiotsr\x03ed\x03ecacirsriyo\x03no\x03umt\x03athkeinirg\x03m.\x03Tihssisio\x03dnu\x03otyb\x03jteackteivse\x03plyr,e\x03icmepdaerntciael\x03loy\x03vaenrd\x03t\x03hriego\x03inroteurselys.\x03 he erx\x03ptehret\x03\x03must\x03\x033.Statement\x03\x03Tehper\x03eesxepnetartt\x03ivweh\x03oofs\x03ae\x03\x03psaerrtvyi\x03caensd\x03\x03mustare\x03 r r\x03eretafrinaeind\x03\x03frboym\x03 \x03c\x03opmamrtye\x03notirn\x03a g b\x03yo\x03nt\x03thhee\x03 \x03Tribunalmust\x03avoid\x03acting\x03as\x03the\x03rules\x03of\x03\x03law.\x03\x03specita.\x03MFor\x03hlety\x03expoerret\x03\x03stpeesctiifmicoanl y y\x03:\x03t\x03o\x03be\x03admissible,\x03the\x03Tribunal\x03must\x03declare\x03it\x03as\x03expert\x03in\x03his\x03or\x03her\x03\x03x x x T The\x03\x03eexxppeerrtt\x03\x03testimonytestimony\x03\x03mmuusstt\x03\x03bbee\x03\x03nreelceevsasnatr\x03yto\x03f\x03othr\x03eth\x03case;e\x03me\x03mber\x03to\x03u\x03enxdpeerrsttisaen.\x03d\x03the\x03evidence;\x03and\x03Th iciently\x03qualified\x03in\x03his\x03or\x03her\x03field\x03ofhee\x03expert\x03must\x03be\x03suf\x03unal\x03and\x03For\x03 c this\x03coitmh\x03pheitse\x03d\x03experience\x03in\x03the\x03field\x03of\x03expertise\x03relating\x03to\x03the\x03facts\x03of\x03the\x03request\x03for\x03review.\x03 \x03 e \x03 \x03 \x03 the\x03\x03n ocry\x03h te or\x03\x03be\x03establish\x03d\x03by\x03\x03tThhee\x03Treixbpuenratl\x03,m\x03thuest\x03eaxlpseor\x03t\x03temsutisfyt\x03\x03ptroo\x03vhidise\x03o trh\x03eh\x03eTrr\x03ibqualifications,poamrtipeest\x03ewncies\x03an\x03\x03\x03\x03\x03 \x03\x03\x03\x03\x03'