sec.426Appointment of arbitrator

### sec.426 Appointment of arbitrator Within 10 business days after the giving of a dispute notice, the responsible entity and the applicant for approval must join in appointing an independent arbitrator to resolve the dispute. If the entity and the applicant do not appoint an arbitrator within the 10 business days, the following persons may, on the application of the applicant or entity, appoint the arbitrator— if the entity is a local government—the Minister and the Minister administering the Planning Act , acting jointly; if the entity is not a local government—the Minister. However, each Minister may nominate another person to exercise the power under subsection (2) . s 426 ins 1998 No. 43 s 18 amd 2009 No. 36 s 872 sch 2 ; 2010 No. 19 s 281 sch (sec.426-ssec.1) Within 10 business days after the giving of a dispute notice, the responsible entity and the applicant for approval must join in appointing an independent arbitrator to resolve the dispute. (sec.426-ssec.2) If the entity and the applicant do not appoint an arbitrator within the 10 business days, the following persons may, on the application of the applicant or entity, appoint the arbitrator— if the entity is a local government—the Minister and the Minister administering the Planning Act , acting jointly; if the entity is not a local government—the Minister. (sec.426-ssec.3) However, each Minister may nominate another person to exercise the power under subsection (2) . - (a) if the entity is a local government—the Minister and the Minister administering the Planning Act , acting jointly; - (b) if the entity is not a local government—the Minister.