40Role of the horticulture produce assessor

40 Role of the horticulture produce assessor

(1) The role of a horticulture produce assessor is to investigate and report on any matter arising under a horticulture produce agreement. (2) A horticulture produce assessor must be appointed under clause 41 before he or she may act. (3) The horticulture produce assessor must not investigate or report on a matter that is not referred to him or her under the appointment. (4) Without limiting subclause (1), the assessor may provide a report on the following matters: (a) if a trader under a horticulture produce agreement has rejected horticulture produce under the agreement—whether the rejection of the produce was in accordance with the requirements of this code and the agreement; (b) whether amounts paid by a trader to a grower under a horticulture produce agreement were calculated in accordance with the requirements of this code and the agreement.