Legislative resources

The Criminal Procedure (Expert Opinion) Rules 2025

• governs the procedures relating to the Panel of Psychiatrists and sets out the appointment criteria and procedures relating to revocation and appeal.

• prescribes requirements that expert reports which are adduced in Court must comply with.

Please click here to access the Criminal Procedure (Expert Opinion) Rules 2025 and here for the Criminal Justice Reform (Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2025.