Federal Prompt Payment for Construction Work Regulations (Dispute Resolution) (SOR/2023-271)

Marginal note:Adjudicator Authority — powers, duties and functions

4 The Adjudicator Authority has the following powers, duties and functions:

• (a) develop and provide initial training and continuing education for adjudicators;

• (b) issue, renew, suspend or cancel certifications for adjudicators;

• (c) ensure that adjudicators meet all eligibility and criteria set out in these Regulations;

• (d) maintain a publicly accessible list of adjudicators, including their qualifications;

• (e) establish and maintain a fee schedule that reflects the experience of the adjudicator and the complexity of the dispute;

• (f) regulate the conduct of adjudicators, including by establishing a code of conduct;

• (g) address complaints against adjudicators respecting breaches of the code of conduct, including by establishing a complaints procedure;

• (h) consider the circumstances in which an adjudicator is not required to determine a dispute under paragraph 5(d) of the Federal Prompt Payment for Construction Work Regulations (Criteria, Time Limits, Interest and Circumstances); and

• (i) if an adjudicator can no longer determine a dispute for one of the circumstances set out in section 5 of the Federal Prompt Payment for Construction Work Regulations (Criteria, Time Limits, Interest and Circumstances), appoint their replacement.