5Appointment of decision-makers and mediators

5 Appointment of decision-makers and mediators

5 Appointment of decision-makers and mediators

(1) For the purposes of sections 33(1) and 39(1) of the Act, the President may, by written instrument given to a person, appoint the person as a decision-maker or mediator.

(2) The instrument of appointment must include the following information—

(a) the term for which the person has been appointed,

(b) the type of appointment, including whether the person is appointed on a full-time basis or some other basis,

(c) for the appointment of a person as a medical assessor, whether the person is appointed for the purposes of—

(i) the Workplace Injury Management and Workers Compensation Act 1998, or

(ii) the Motor Accident Injuries Act 2017, or

(iii) the Motor Accidents Compensation Act 1999, or

(iv) any combination of the Acts referred to in subparagraphs (i)–(iii),

(d) for the appointment of a person as a medical assessor, whether the person is appointed as a senior medical assessor,

(e) the restrictions of the appointment, if any.

(3) A decision-maker holds office for the period specified by the President in the instrument of appointment of the decision-maker, unless sooner removed from office.

Note—

Section 39(4) of the Act provides for the period in which a mediator may hold office.