Section 158 — Injury Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Act 2001: Involvement of assessor

158 Involvement of assessor (1) (1) The duties of an assessor are to— (a) sit with the court; and (b) act in all respects as an extra member of the court for the hearing of the appeal; and (c) act as an extra member of the court to assist in the determination of the appeal, but the Judge alone determines the appeal. (2) Before starting his or her duties, an assessor must take an oath before a District Court Judge that the assessor will faithfully and impartially perform the duties. (3) The failure of an assessor to perform his or her duties does not prevent the Judge from making a decision on the appeal without the input of the assessor. (4) A Judge who is satisfied that it is appropriate to do so may revoke the appointment of an assessor and may— (a) conduct the hearing, or the rest of it, without an assessor; or (b) appoint a substitute assessor in accordance with section 157 . Compare: 1998 No 114 s 161