48Who may be appointed as an assessor?

48 Who may be appointed as an assessor? S. 48(1) amended by No. 47/2019 s. 14(1). (1) The chief dispute resolution officer may appoint as an assessor— (a) an architect registered under the **Architects Act 1991**; (b) a building practitioner registered under the **Building Act 1993** in a prescribed category or class; S. 48(1)(ba) inserted by No. 26/2019 s. 133. (ba) an endorsed building engineer within the meaning of the **Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019**; (c) a person in a prescribed class of persons. (2) A person appointed under subsection (1) may be— S. 48(2)(a) substituted by No. 17/2025 s. 11. (a) a person employed by the Authority under section 204 of the **Building Act 1993**; or S. 48(2)(b) amended by No. 47/2019 s. 14(2). (b) a person engaged for that purpose by the chief dispute resolution officer. S. 48A inserted by No. 15/2016 s. 6.