Short title and commencement
1. This Act is the Mediation Act 2017 and comes into operation on a date that the Minister appoints by notification in the Gazette.
General interpretation
2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—
“approved certification scheme” means an accreditation or a certification scheme designated as an approved certification scheme under section 7;
“certified mediator” means a mediator who is certified under an approved certification scheme;
“designated mediation service provider” means a mediation service provider designated under section 7;
“mediated settlement agreement”, in relation to a mediation, means an agreement by some or all of the parties to the mediation settling the whole or part of the dispute to which the mediation relates;
“mediation agreement” means a mediation agreement described in section 4;
“mediation communication”, in relation to a mediation, means—
- (a) anything said or done;
- (b) any document prepared; or
- (c) any information provided,
for the purposes of or in the course of the mediation, and includes a mediation agreement or mediated settlement agreement;
“mediation institution” means a body or an organisation that administers an accreditation or a certification scheme for mediators;
“mediation service provider” means a body or an organisation that provides services for the conduct of mediation and has in place procedures or rules to govern the conduct of mediation;
