48Establishment of review panels

48 Establishment of review panels

48 Establishment of review panels

(1) For the Act, sections 82 and 93(1)(b)(iii), a costs assessor must only be appointed to a review panel by the Manager from a list of costs assessors the Chief Justice of New South Wales considers suitably qualified to be members of review panels.

(2) In appointing a costs assessor to a review panel, the Manager must consider the following—

(a) the costs assessor’s availability,

(b) the nature of the party review application or Manager’s review application,

(c) the location of the parties and the Australian legal practitioners acting for the parties,

(d) the avoidance of conflicts of interest.

(3) The Manager must not appoint a costs assessor to a review panel if the costs assessor made the determination that is the subject of the party review application or Manager’s review application.

(4) The Chief Justice of New South Wales may amend or revoke a list under subsection (1) for any reason.

(5) The Chief Justice of New South Wales may delegate the Chief Justice’s functions under this section, other than this power of delegation, to—

(a) a Judge of the Supreme Court, or

(b) a committee comprising a Judge of the Supreme Court and other persons appointed by the Chief Justice.