Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment—Authorised Nominating Authorities (Code of Practice) Order 2020
11Authorised nominating authorities must not seek, accept or offer inducements
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11 Authorised nominating authorities must not seek, accept or offer inducements
11 Authorised nominating authorities must not seek, accept or offer inducements
(1) An authorised nominating authority must not seek or accept, or offer or agree to accept, an inducement from an adjudicator, claimant or respondent to refer an adjudication application to a particular adjudicator.
(2) An authorised nominating authority must not seek or accept, or offer or agree to accept, an inducement from a claimant to provide an adjudication certificate.
(3) An authorised nominating authority must not offer an inducement to an adjudicator, claimant or respondent.
(4) In this clause—
inducement includes a bribe or similar corrupt conduct that creates a perception of a conflict of interest.