Queensland Consolidated Acts

BUILDING INDUSTRY FAIRNESS (SECURITY OF PAYMENT) ACT 2017 - SECT 154

154 Registrar’s functions and powers

(1) The registrar is responsible for managing the registry and the administration of the registry.

(2) The registrar has the following functions—

(a) referring adjudication applications to adjudicators;

(b) keeping a register containing details of adjudicators (the
"adjudicator register" );

(c) ensuring the adjudicator register is available for inspection by a person—

(i) if a regulation prescribes a fee for the inspection—on payment of the fee prescribed; or

(ii) otherwise—without charge;

(d) supplying a certificate as to the correctness of a matter in the adjudicator register to a person paying the fee prescribed by regulation for the certificate;

(e) keeping and publishing records of decisions by adjudicators;

(f) keeping account of fees paid or payable to the registrar;

(g) collecting statistical data and other information relevant to the administration of the registry for the commissioner’s report to the Minister under section 157 ;

(h) administering the continuing professional development requirements prescribed by regulation for adjudicators;

(i) making a code of conduct for adjudicators;

(j) providing an advisory service to consumers about the role of the registry or the adjudication process;

(k) reporting to the commissioner about the administration of the registry;

(l) performing another function given under this Act or another Act.

(3) The registrar has the powers reasonably necessary to perform the registrar’s functions.

(4) The registrar must perform the registrar’s functions and exercise the registrar’s powers impartially and transparently.

(5) The commissioner must not direct the registrar in performing a function mentioned in subsection (2) (a) , (d) or (e) .