Residential Building Work Contracts and Dispute Resolution Act 2016
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84 Members of panels disqualified if interested
(1) In this section –[Section 84 Subsection (1) amended by No. 9 of 2023, s. 64, Applied:01 Jul 2024]
[Section 84 Subsection (1) amended by No. 9 of 2023, s. 64, Applied:01 Jul 2024] application means a notice of dispute within the meaning of section 45 .
(2) A member of a panel is disqualified from mediating or adjudicating an application if he or she has a material personal interest in a contract, dispute, or party to the contract, to which the application relates.
(3) As soon as practicable after becoming aware that he or she is disqualified from mediating or adjudicating an application, a member of a panel must –
(a) cease to deal with the application; and
(b) serve notice in writing on the Director, specifying that the member is disqualified from mediating or adjudicating the application.
(4) [Section 84 Subsection (4) omitted by No. 9 of 2023, s. 64, Applied:01 Jul 2024] . . . . . . . .
(5) [Section 84 Subsection (5) omitted by No. 9 of 2023, s. 64, Applied:01 Jul 2024] . . . . . . . .