Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002
20Appointment of adjudicator
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20 Appointment of adjudicator
(1) An adjudicator accepts an adjudication application by causing notice of acceptance to be served on the claimant and the respondent.
(2) The acceptance takes effect when the last of the notices is served under subsection (1).
(3) On accepting an adjudication application, the adjudicator is taken to have been appointed to determine the application.
S. 20(4) amended by No. 34/2013 s. 35(Sch. 2 item 1.2).
(4) An adjudicator must give a copy of a notice of acceptance under subsection (1) to the Authority within 10 business days after accepting an adjudication application under subsection (1).