• Federal Court of Australia - Expert Evidence Practice Note, including Annexure A: Harmonised Expert Witness Code of Conduct and Annexure B: Concurrent Expert Evidence Guidelines
• Family Court of Australia - Part 15.5 (expert evidence) of the Family Law Rules 2004
• Federal Circuit Court of Australia – Divisions 15.2 of the Federal Circuit Court Rules 2001
• Links to important and regularly used federal legislation in forensic accounting matters:
  • Corporations Act 2001 (Cth)
  • Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)
  • Section 51 of the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1901 provides context for why there is a federal and state court system in Australia. 

• High Court of New Zealand – Schedule 4 Code of Conduct for Expert Witnesses of the High Court Rules 2016

Australian Capital Territory

• Supreme Court of Australian Capital Territory – Part 2.12 Expert Evidence of the Court Procedures Rules 2006

New South Wales

• Supreme Court of New South Wales - Schedule 7 - Expert witness code of conduct in the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005
• Land and Environment Court of New South Wales 
  • Division 2 of Part 31 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005
  • Land and Environment Court Class 3 Compensation Claims Practice Note
  • Land and Environment Court Conference of Expert Witnesses Policy (see all Policies)
  • Land and Environment Court Joint Expert Reports Policy (see all Policies).
• Links to important and regularly used NSW legislation in forensic accounting matters:
  • Land Acquisition (Just Terms Compensation) Act 1991 (NSW)

Northern Territory

• Supreme Court of Northern Territory - Code of Conduct set out in Practice Direction No 6. of 2015 dated 11 September 2015

Queensland

• Supreme Court of Queensland - Chapter 11, Part 5 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999
• Land Court of Queensland – Practice Direction 3 of 2018 Procedure for Court Managed Expert Evidence
• Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal – Practice Direction 2009/4 Expert Evidence and Guide to Expert Conferences.

South Australia

• Supreme Court of South Australia - Practice Direction No. 5.4 (Rule 160) of the Supreme Court of South Australia
• The current rules are contained in the Uniform Civil Rules 2020 – Part 14 – Expert reports 
• Older matters are still governed by Practice Direction No. 5.4 (Rule 160) of the Supreme Court of South Australia

Tasmania

• Supreme Court of Tasmania - Practice Direction 1 of 2016 – Expert Witness Code of Conduct

Victoria

• Supreme Court of Victoria - Expert Witness Code of Conduct contained in Order 44 of the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015

• Supreme Court of Western Australia - experts are referred to the Federal Court Practice Note (GPN-EXPT)
• District Court Civil Consolidated Practice Directions - 1 and 2

 

Christine is chair of the Forensic Accounting committee. With a background in audit and assurance, Christine regularly provides plain-English advice to clients on the application of complex accounting (IFRS and GAAP) and auditing standards, particularly in a litigation context. Using this expertise, Christine has provided advice in relation to post-transaction disputes and class actions.  Christine has also provided advice on auditor negligence.

Christine has extensive experience as an investigating accountant and consultant, performing detailed reviews of ASX-listed entities, large private companies and not-for-profit entities in relation to financial capacity, fraud, risk management, corporate governance and solvency. Christine has prepared expert’s reports in a large number of legal proceedings in a variety of commercial contexts, including the analysis of complex financial transactions and loss assessments. 

Adam began focusing on forensic accounting work full time since in 2000, after initially working in tax and personal injury litigation.  His early career as a full-time forensic accountant included working in the United Kingdom as an in-house forensic accountant for a government department and then in Ernst & Young.  Upon returning to Australia in 2006, Adam spent time working for a number of litigation consulting divisions within large firms before deciding to set up and build his own public accounting practice, called Acuity Forensic.

Adam looks forward to promoting the Forensic Accounting Specialisation to the legal market who have their own accredited specialists in different areas of law as they will see significant value in CA ANZ’s recognition of Forensic Accounting Specialists.

Bill is a chartered accountant with twenty-nine years of post-professional qualification experience and over twenty-six years of experience of practicing corporate finance. Bill is accredited by Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand as both a Business Valuation Specialist and a Forensic Accounting Specialist.

Bill undertakes business and share valuations, transaction advisory services, financial investigations and economic loss assessments and has provided evidence in matters proceeding before the Federal Court of Australia, the High Court of New Zealand, the District Court, Family Court and various tribunals (including the Customs Appeal Authority and Land Valuation Tribunal) as well as in other dispute resolution forums, such as arbitration and mediation.

Bill has sector experience in:

• Telecommunications
• Primary sector
• Construction
• Manufacturing
• FMCG

Clive has been a Chartered Accountant for over 31 years.  His roles have included being an Investigating Accountant at Inland Revenue and a Forensic Accountant at the NZ Serious Fraud Office.

Clive is accredited by CA ANZ as a CA Forensic Accounting Specialist.  He has given expert accounting evidence on many occasions in the Courts of New Zealand, Hong Kong, Fiji and the Cook Islands.  These trials included the largest case of public official corruption in New Zealand history.

Clive has delivered training and keynote addresses to CA ANZ special interest groups, Conferences, University students and APEC.

At the Serious Fraud Office Clive leads the Forensic Accounting discipline of eleven staff.

Ian is a Chartered Accountant (over 25 years' experience) and is accredited by CA ANZ as a Forensic Accounting and Business Valuation Specialist.

As a partner at Clifton Hall (Adelaide), Ian focuses on the provision of forensic accounting services across a range of commercial, matrimonial, personal injury, insurance and other disputes. His work frequently involves quantification of loss, business valuation and financial investigation in both expert witness and consulting expert capacities.

Ian’s prior roles include five years as the General Manager and Joint Company Secretary of an ASX listed property trust as well as senior positions for international and ‘Big 4’ accounting firms in forensics, insolvency and business services.

As a CA ANZ accredited Forensic Accounting Specialist and Business Valuation Specialist, Natasha helps lawyers get to the crux of financial issues in disputes, particularly in commercial litigation, insurance, family law and estate matters. Natasha is a Managing Director in the Forensic & Litigation Consulting segment at FTI Consulting, preparing expert reports and providing expert witness and consulting expert services.

Natasha regularly provides training and presentations to solicitors, accountants and other professionals on a range of accounting, forensic accounting, business valuation and assessment of damages topics. She is also a guest lecturer in the forensic accounting courses at the Queensland University of Technology.

Natasha has over 20 years' experience in the accounting industry, with the past 15 years specialising in forensic accounting, litigation support services and business valuation. Prior to this, she practised in taxation and business services. Natasha was the winner of the Australian Accounting Awards Accounting Consultant of the Year in 2021 and 2022.

Sarah is a Director of Forensic Audit with the Office of the Auditor General Western Australia who leads the targeting and conduct of forensic audits to identify vulnerabilities to, and potential indicators of, fraud or corruption in the public sector of Western Australia. Sarah is a Chartered Accountant and qualified CAANZ Forensic Accounting Specialist. Sarah also has extensive experience in conducting complex forensic accounting, expert consulting for litigation support and the preparation of independent expert reports in litigation matters including quantification of loss and damage and sale and purchase agreement disputes. Sarah also has experience in conducting financial and misconduct investigations and contract compliance examinations. 

Tom is a Partner in the Forensic Consulting team at Grant Thornton Australia. Tom has spent his entire career working in forensic accounting, specialising in insurance litigation, shareholder disputes, family law, estate litigation and compulsory acquisitions. He is a CA Business Valuation Specialist and CA Forensic Accounting Specialist. 

Tom is regularly involved in complex financial claims, assisting lawyers and barristers in quantifying the financial aspect of the matter. He has a strong background in a wide variety of industries including agribusiness, professional services and allied health. 

Tom is a regular contributor to Grant Thornton’s ‘the Latest in Forensic Consulting’ and an avid reviewer of legal judgements involving expert witnesses on LinkedIn.