Mediation Ordinance
- (c) whether or not a mediator is appointed at the time the agreement is made;
Note—
An agreement to mediate could be in electronic form—see also section 5(1) of the Electronic Transactions Ordinance (Cap. 553).
dispute (爭議) includes a difference;
mediated settlement agreement (經調解的和解協議) means an agreement by some or all of the parties to mediation settling the whole, or part, of their dispute;
mediation (調解)—see section 4;
mediation communication (調解通訊) means—
- (a) anything said or done;
- (b) any document prepared; or
- (c) any information provided,
for the purpose of or in the course of mediation, but does not include an agreement to mediate or a mediated settlement agreement;
mediator (調解員) means an impartial individual referred to in section 4(1).
(2) A reference in this Ordinance to the parties to mediation does not include the mediator.
3. Objects of this Ordinance
The objects of this Ordinance are—
- (a) to promote, encourage and facilitate the resolution of disputes by mediation; and
- (b) to protect the confidential nature of mediation communications.