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BUILDING INDUSTRY FAIRNESS (SECURITY OF PAYMENT) ACT 2017 - SECT 81
Appointment of adjudicator
81 Appointment of adjudicator
(1) If the registrar refers an adjudication application to an adjudicator for
a decision, the adjudicator must, unless the adjudicator has a reasonable
excuse, accept or reject the referral within 4 business days after the
referral is made.
(2) The adjudicator may accept the referral by serving
written notice of the acceptance on the claimant, the respondent and the
registrar.
(3) The adjudicator may reject the referral by notifying the
registrar of the refusal.
(4) If the adjudicator rejects the referral or does
not accept it within the time required under subsection (1) — (a) the
registrar must refer the adjudication application to another adjudicator
within 4 business days after becoming aware of the refusal or failure; and
(b) no fee is payable for referring the adjudication application to another
adjudicator.
(5) The other adjudicator may accept the referral by serving
written notice of the acceptance on the claimant, the respondent and the
registrar.
(6) The other adjudicator may reject the referral by notifying the
registrar of the refusal.
(7) On accepting a referral of an adjudication
application under subsection (1) or (5) , an adjudicator is taken to have been
appointed to decide the application.
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