Construction Contracts (Former Provisions) Act 2004

An individual is eligible to be a registered adjudicator if he or she has the qualifications and experience prescribed by the regulations.

The Building Commissioner may register an individual as a registered adjudicator —

on the application of an individual; or

on the nomination of a prescribed appointor.

The Building Commissioner must not register an individual as a registered adjudicator after the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 2021 Part 5 Division 2 comes into operation.

The regulations may prescribe a fee to be paid on making such an application or nomination.

The Building Commissioner must not register an individual as a registered adjudicator unless satisfied that the individual is eligible to be registered.

The Building Commissioner may cancel the registration of an individual as a registered adjudicator if satisfied that the individual —

has ceased to be eligible to be registered;

has misconducted, or is incompetent or unsuitable to conduct, adjudications under Part 3.

The registration of an individual as a registered adjudicator is cancelled if the individual’s registration as an adjudicator or review adjudicator under the Building and Construction Industry (Security of Payment) Act 2021 Part 5 Division 2 is cancelled.

The Building Commissioner must keep a register of registered adjudicators and make it available for public inspection at no charge.

A certificate by the Building Commissioner stating that an individual was or was not at a time or in a period, or is or is not, a registered adjudicator is proof of the content of the certificate in the absence of evidence to the contrary.