Section 157 — Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001: Appointment of assessor

157 Appointment of assessor (1) A Judge hearing an appeal may appoint a person to be an assessor for the purposes of the appeal if the Judge considers that— (a) the appeal involves consideration of matters of a professional, technical, or specialised nature; and (b) it would be desirable to appoint as an assessor a person with expert knowledge of those matters. (2) The Judge must consult the parties on the person to be appointed, and must— (a) appoint the person whom the Judge and the parties agree to be suitable; or (b) appoint a person the Judge thinks suitable if the Judge and the parties are unable to agree on a suitable person. (3) The Department for Courts must pay assessors the remuneration and allowances determined for assessors from time to time by the Minister of the Crown who is responsible for the Department for Courts. (4) An appointment of an assessor may not be called in question, in any proceedings, on the grounds that the occasion for the appointment had not arisen or had ceased. Compare: 1998 No 114 s 160