| Division 3 — Procedure for assessor’s determination |
| Application for certification or determination |
| Assessment fee for application for subsequent determination under section 39OA(1) of Act |
| 20A. A person who, under section 39OA(1) of the Act, makes an application to vary or replace a determination under section 39O(1)(b) of the Act, must pay to the Registrar an assessment fee of $100 for every hour or part of an hour, for the total time that the assessor takes to determine the application, subject to a maximum of $2,400. [S 711/2021 wef 24/09/2021] |
| Reduction, waiver, etc., of fees |
| 21. The Registrar may, in any case, on such terms and conditions as the Registrar deems fit, reduce, waive or refund, in whole or part, any fee mentioned in these Regulations. |
| Apportionment of fees |
22.—(1) For any fee payable for an application under section 39L(1)(b) or 39OA of the Act in relation to an affected agreement —
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| Appointment of assessors |
23.—(1) If the Registrar has accepted an application mentioned in section 39N(1) of the Act, the Registrar must send to the parties, whose particulars are indicated in that application, the following:
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| Hearing and determination by assessor |
24.—(1) An assessor must, when carrying out his or her duties or exercising his or her powers under these Regulations, act independently, impartially and in a timely manner.
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| Where assessor unable to continue with proceedings |
25.—(1) If an assessor who is making a determination is unable for any reason to continue with the proceedings or determination, the Registrar may appoint a new assessor or assessors in place of that assessor to hear the proceedings or make the determination.
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| Where person directed to attend is absent from hearing |
26.—(1) Where a person who is directed by the assessor to attend before the assessor for a hearing under regulation 24(3) is absent from the hearing, the assessor may continue to make a determination.
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| Determination must be unanimous where more than one assessor |
| 27. Where more than one assessor is appointed to make a determination, the determination must be unanimous. |
| Prescribed percentage under section 39O(1)(b)(ii)(B) of Act |
| 28. For the purposes of section 39O(1)(b)(ii)(B) of the Act, the prescribed percentage is 0%. |