11AAssessment of claims by Subsidence Advisory NSW

11A Assessment of claims by Subsidence Advisory NSW

11A Assessment of claims by Subsidence Advisory NSW

(1) As soon as reasonably practicable after receiving a claim for compensation, Subsidence Advisory NSW must—

(a) assess the claim in accordance with the approved procedures, and

(b) prepare a report (an assessment report) about the assessment, and

(c) provide the assessment to the Chief Executive.

(2) Subsidence Advisory NSW may arrange for the assessment report to be prepared by an independent assessor in accordance with the approved procedures.

(3) In this section—

independent assessor means a person who is independent of the following—

(a) Subsidence Advisory NSW,

(b) for a claim arising from an active coal mine—the proprietor of the coal mine to which the claim relates.

s 11A: Ins 2024 No 48, Sch 1[14].