Basic eligibility criteria of adjudicators

1. Professional Qualification

• Architect, Engineer, Surveyor with HKIA Membership/ HKIE/HKIS Corporate Membership;
• Registered Architect/ Registered Professional Engineer/ Registered Professional Surveyor; or
• Legal professional holding a valid practising certificate issued by Law Society of Hong Kong/ Hong Kong Bar Association;

2. Post-qualification experience

(i) Adjudicators

• 7 years of post-qualification experience in contract administration related experience (including experience in claim assessment, variation valuation, dispute resolution and construction litigation including providing related advice); and
• 5 years of local experience in preparing/ assessing contractual claims or dispute resolution relating to construction contracts;

(ii) Senior Adjudicators

• 12 years of post-qualification experience in contract administration related experience (including experience in claim assessment, variation valuation, dispute resolution and construction litigation including providing related advice); and
• 10 years of local experience in preparing/ assessing contractual claims or dispute resolution relating to construction contracts;

3. Integrity

Has not been found guilty by a Court of corruption and dishonesty-related offences (e.g. fraud, conspiracy to defraud) or by a disciplinary tribunal of misconduct.

4. Training

Successfully completed trainings conducted/recognised by the ANB in the past 4 years immediately preceding the application; and

5. Others

Satisfied the ANB that the applicant is suitable and competent to exercise the duties of an adjudicator.

Remark: ANB could propose additional or more stringent eligibility criteria than the above basic eligibility criteria. For instance, ANB could propose a more stringent eligibility criteria on integrity that the applicant has not been convicted of an offence of such a nature that, in the opinion of ANB, render him/her not suitable to be an adjudicator.

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