Merchant Shipping (Investigation of Marine Accidents) Act 2025
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Consultants and advisers | ||
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13. (1) For the purposes of the performance of the functions of the MAIU and on the recommendation of the Chief Investigator, the Minister may engage such consultants and advisers as the Chief Investigator considers necessary for the purpose of conducting a marine safety investigation. | ||
(2) Prior to the engagement of any consultant or adviser, the Chief Investigator shall satisfy himself or herself that the engagement is in accordance with the conflicts of interest policy. | ||
(3) A consultant or adviser shall, when requested to do so by the Chief Investigator for the purposes of this section, disclose any matters that may give rise to a potential conflict of interest. | ||
(4) Where, in the course of a marine safety investigation, the Chief Investigator is informed of or has reasonable grounds to suspect a conflict of interest on the part of a consultant or adviser who has been engaged under subsection (1), he or she may arrange for the termination of the agreement under which the consultant or adviser was engaged and, where the agreement is terminated, shall notify the designated person of the termination of the agreement and the reasons for it. | ||
(5) The designated person, on receiving a notification under subsection (4), shall form a view as to whether or not there should be a review of the conflicts of interest policy and, if he or she is of the view that a review is required, inform the Minister and the Chief Investigator of that view and the Minister shall decide whether to revise the conflicts of interest policy and section 10 (1) shall apply to any such revision. |