Grading of adjudicators (s. 101(4))
20 Grading of adjudicators (s. 101(4))
An individual may be registered as —
a Grade 1 adjudicator; or
a Grade 2 adjudicator.
An individual is not eligible to be registered as a Grade 2 adjudicator unless —
the individual has (as an adjudicator under the Act) determined at least 10 adjudication applications, at least 5 of which were related to payment claims for more than $50 000; or
the individual has (as an adjudicator under the Construction Contracts (Former Provisions) Act 2004 or under a corresponding security of payment law) determined at least 10 adjudication applications, at least 5 of which were related to payment claims or payment disputes for more than $50 000; or
the Building Commissioner is satisfied that the individual has equivalent experience in dealing with payment disputes in the building and construction industry.
An individual must be registered as a Grade 1 or Grade 2 adjudicator when the Building Commissioner registers the individual as an adjudicator and when the Building Commissioner renews the individual’s registration.
A Grade 1 adjudicator may apply to the Building Commissioner for a review of their grade of registration after the adjudicator has been registered for at least 12 months.
An application for review may be made —
before the renewal of registration in the approved form (if any); or
in an application for the renewal of registration.
If the Building Commissioner is satisfied that the applicant is eligible to be registered as a Grade 2 adjudicator, the applicant becomes a Grade 2 adjudicator —
if the application was made before the renewal of registration — on the giving of a written notice to the applicant by the Building Commissioner of registration as a Grade 2 adjudicator; or
if the application was made in an application for the renewal of registration — on the renewal of registration as a Grade 2 adjudicator.
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