48CProtection of special referees, mediators and arbitrators

48C Protection of special referees, mediators and arbitrators

S. 48C(1) amended by No. 47/2010 s. 85.

(1) A special referee, mediator or arbitrator to whom a civil proceeding, part of a civil proceeding or question arising in a civil proceeding is referred under this Act and the Rules or under the Civil Procedure Act 2010 has, in the performance of his or her duties in connection with the reference, the same protection and immunity as a judge of the Court has in the performance of his or her duties as a judge.

S. 48C(2) amended by No. 50/2011 s. 46(Sch. item 4).

(2) Subsection (1) applies despite anything to the contrary in the Commercial Arbitration Act 2011.

S. 48CA inserted by No. 26/2012 s. 16.

48CA Protection of assessors

An assessor called in for assistance in a proceeding under section 48A has, in the performance of his or her duties as an assessor in the proceeding, the same protection and immunity as a judge of the Court has in the performance of his or her duties as a judge.

S. 48D inserted by No. 47/2010 s. 86.