Land Act 1994

The arbitrator may—

appoint a qualified person (an appointed expert) to report to the arbitrator on specific issues decided by the arbitrator; and

require a party to the dispute to give the appointed expert any relevant information or to produce, or provide access to, any relevant documents or other property for the appointed expert’s inspection.

If a party to the dispute requests, or if the arbitrator considers it necessary, the appointed expert must, after delivering the appointed expert’s written or oral report, participate in a hearing at which the parties to the dispute have the opportunity to put questions to the appointed expert and present persons with relevant expertise to give evidence on the points at issue.

In this section—

qualifications, competencies and experience relevant to the specific issue; or

demonstrated knowledge of particular fields of knowledge relevant to the specific issue.