South Australian Consolidated Acts

SURVEY ACT 1992 - SCHEDULE 1

Schedule 1—Appointment and selection of assessors for District Court

(1)         The Minister must establish a panel of persons who may sit as assessors consisting of persons representative of surveyors.

(2)         The Minister must establish a panel of persons who may sit as assessors consisting of persons representative of members of the public who deal with surveyors.

(3)         A member of a panel is to be appointed by the Minister for a term of office not exceeding three years and on conditions determined by the Minister and specified in the instrument of appointment.

(4)         A member of a panel is, on the expiration of a term of office, eligible for reappointment.

(5)         Subject to subclause (6), if assessors are to sit with the District Court in proceedings under Division 4 of Part 3, a judicial officer of the Court must select one member from each of the panels to sit with the Court in the proceedings.

(6)         A member of a panel who has a personal or a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter before the District Court is disqualified from participating in the hearing of the matter.

(7)         If an assessor dies or is for any reason unable to continue with any proceedings, the District Court constituted of the judicial officer who is presiding at the proceedings and the other assessor may, if the judicial officer so determines, continue and complete the proceedings.