QUEENSLAND CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2009 - SECT 111 Helping the tribunal

QUEENSLAND CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2009 - SECT 111

111 Helping the tribunal

(1) The tribunal may—

(a) ask an assessor to give expert evidence in a proceeding; or

(b) engage an assessor to help the tribunal in a proceeding, including, for example—

(i) to help the tribunal comply with section 29 ; or

(ii) to sit with the tribunal for giving advice about the proceeding; or

(c) refer a question of fact arising in a proceeding to an assessor for the assessor to decide the question and give the tribunal a written report stating the decision and the reasons for it; or

(d) ask an assessor to give advice to the tribunal.

(2) In asking an assessor to give advice under subsection (1) (d) , the tribunal may ask the assessor to conduct an inquiry or investigation into a matter and give a written report of the assessor’s findings in the inquiry or investigation.

(3) If an assessor gives the tribunal a written report of the assessor’s decision under subsection (1) (c) , or the assessor’s findings in an inquiry or investigation under subsection (2) , the tribunal—

(a) must give a copy of the report to—

(i) each party to the proceeding; and

(ii) each other person to whom a copy of the report is required to be given under an enabling Act or the rules; and

(b) must give each party to the proceeding an opportunity to make written submissions about the report; and

(c) after considering any submissions made under paragraph (b) , may either—

(i) adopt the assessor’s decision or findings, in whole or in part; or

(ii) reject the decision or findings.