(1) A prospectus that invites subscription for, or the purchase of shares or debentures of a company, and that includes a statement purporting to be made by an expert shall not be issued unless—
(a) that expert has given, and has not before delivery of a copy of the prospectus for registration withdrawn, his or her written consent to the inclusion of the statement in the form and context in which it is included in the prospectus; and
(b) there appears in the prospectus a statement that the expert has given and has not withdrawn his or her consent.
(2) A person is not to be deemed to have authorised or caused the issue of a prospectus by reason only of his or her having given the consent required by this Division to the inclusion in the prospectus of a statement purporting to be made by him or her as an expert.
Liability for Prospectus Claims