sec.32AIndigenous assessors

### sec.32A Indigenous assessors The Governor in Council may appoint indigenous assessors to perform functions for prescribed proceedings to which they are allocated. A person is eligible to be appointed as an indigenous assessor only if— the person— has experience, for not less than 5 years, in industry, commerce, public administration, the practice of a profession or the service of a government or an authority of a government; or has researched, and published in journals of high academic quality, in the field of anthropology, history, law, public administration or indigenous issues; and the person has, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, a high level of knowledge of or experience in 2 or more of the following— cross-cultural issues; resolving cultural heritage issues; indigenous issues; something else considered by the Governor in Council to have substantial relevance to the duties of an indigenous assessor. A member is not eligible for appointment as an indigenous assessor. An indigenous assessor who is allocated to a prescribed proceeding is an officer of the Land Court for the proceeding. s 32A ins 2007 No. 39 s 23 amd 2013 No. 2 s 136 (sec.32A-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may appoint indigenous assessors to perform functions for prescribed proceedings to which they are allocated. (sec.32A-ssec.2) A person is eligible to be appointed as an indigenous assessor only if— the person— has experience, for not less than 5 years, in industry, commerce, public administration, the practice of a profession or the service of a government or an authority of a government; or has researched, and published in journals of high academic quality, in the field of anthropology, history, law, public administration or indigenous issues; and the person has, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, a high level of knowledge of or experience in 2 or more of the following— cross-cultural issues; resolving cultural heritage issues; indigenous issues; something else considered by the Governor in Council to have substantial relevance to the duties of an indigenous assessor. (sec.32A-ssec.3) A member is not eligible for appointment as an indigenous assessor. (sec.32A-ssec.4) An indigenous assessor who is allocated to a prescribed proceeding is an officer of the Land Court for the proceeding. - (a) the person— (i) has experience, for not less than 5 years, in industry, commerce, public administration, the practice of a profession or the service of a government or an authority of a government; or (ii) has researched, and published in journals of high academic quality, in the field of anthropology, history, law, public administration or indigenous issues; and - (i) has experience, for not less than 5 years, in industry, commerce, public administration, the practice of a profession or the service of a government or an authority of a government; or - (ii) has researched, and published in journals of high academic quality, in the field of anthropology, history, law, public administration or indigenous issues; and - (b) the person has, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, a high level of knowledge of or experience in 2 or more of the following— (i) cross-cultural issues; (ii) resolving cultural heritage issues; (iii) indigenous issues; (iv) something else considered by the Governor in Council to have substantial relevance to the duties of an indigenous assessor. - (i) cross-cultural issues; - (ii) resolving cultural heritage issues; - (iii) indigenous issues; - (iv) something else considered by the Governor in Council to have substantial relevance to the duties of an indigenous assessor. - (i) has experience, for not less than 5 years, in industry, commerce, public administration, the practice of a profession or the service of a government or an authority of a government; or - (ii) has researched, and published in journals of high academic quality, in the field of anthropology, history, law, public administration or indigenous issues; and - (i) cross-cultural issues; - (ii) resolving cultural heritage issues; - (iii) indigenous issues; - (iv) something else considered by the Governor in Council to have substantial relevance to the duties of an indigenous assessor.