Marine and Safety (Maritime Incidents) Regulations 2017
36Restrictions on assessors
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36 Restrictions on assessors
(1) A person must not act as an assessor in any proceedings before a court of inquiry if the person –
(a) has acted in the capacity of marine surveyor of a vessel relevant to the inquiry; or
(b) is retained as a marine surveyor by a person who is a party to the proceedings; or
(c) has a pecuniary interest in any subject matter of the proceedings.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 10 penalty units.
(2) Despite subregulation (1) , the proceedings of a court of inquiry are not invalid or ineffectual by reason only of the fact that an assessor has acted in contravention of that subregulation.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 29 November 2017