Expert Witness Guidelines
Register as an Expert Witness
Request an Expert Witness
Expert Witness Directory Criteria

Expert Witness Guidelines
The Guidelines for Fellows participating in the RANZCR Expert Witness Directory were endorsed by Council in November 2005.
In order to be registered with the College as an Expert Witness, you need to read and declare your willingness to abide by the Guidelines.

Download the Guidelines for Expert Witnesses

Register as an Expert Witness
Fellows who apply for registration as expert witnesses must agree to abide by the RANZCR Guidelines for Expert Witnesses Guidelines.

Download the Expert Witness Member Registration Form

Request an Expert Witness
If you are seeking an expert witness in the specialty of radiology or radiation oncology please forward your enquiry by fax or email stating your name, company, your contact details and a brief description of the assistance you are seeking to Kylie Davis at comms@ranzcr.edu.au

Expert Witness Directory Criteria
To be on the list Fellows should ensure that they:
a) Are in Good Standing with the College and Medical Board (or other relevant medical registering body) in the jurisdiction in which he or she practices Radiology or Radiation Oncology
b) Are in active Radiological or Radiation Oncological practice (or within 3 years of leaving active practice) in the relevant field or subspeciality area of expertise at the time of providing an opinion. In certain circumstances, a Fellow who is retired or no longer practising in the subspeciality area may be asked to provide an opinion based on practice which was current at the time of the alleged incident.
c) Are an active participant in the Continuing Professional Development program of the College, including any medico-legal component, if available.

Members who wish to be included on the “Expert Witness Directory” should first read the “Guidelines for Expert Witnesses” document and the College “disclaimer” see below and then complete and return registration form.

Expert Witness Guidelines

This directory contains the contact details of Fellows of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (‘the College’) who have agreed to their details being made available to the public for the purposes of acting as Expert Witnesses in legal proceedings or otherwise, by providing reports or giving evidence based on their specialised knowledge and skill of radiological or radiation oncological practice.

It is not a comprehensive list of all radiologists or radiation oncologists who are capable of acting as Expert Witnesses in legal proceedings or otherwise.

The entries in this directory in relation to the areas of specialised knowledge and skill have been supplied to the College by the Fellows concerned.

The College has not made its own enquiries about, and does not take any responsibility for, the accuracy of the information contained in these entries. More detailed enquiries about the areas of specialised knowledge and skill of Fellows of the College in the directory should be directed to the Fellow concerned.