Community Mediation Centres Act 1997 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Mediation
15B. Referral of cases under Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015
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Where a complaint or dispute is referred by a specified person under section 13M of the Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015 to a mediator of a Community Mediation Centre —
mediator
“mediator”, in relation to a Community Mediation Centre, means —(a)the Director of the Centre; or(b)any person for the time being appointed under section 8 as a mediator for the Centre.
a party to the complaint or dispute who is required to attend the mediation under section 13M of that Act may do so personally or by a representative in accordance with that section; and
the mediator must record and notify the specified person of the outcome of the mediation.
Where a claim is referred by the Registrar or a tribunal judge under section 30 of the Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015 to a mediator of a Community Mediation Centre —
Community Mediation Centre
“Community Mediation Centre” means a Community Mediation Centre established under section 3;
a party to the complaint or dispute who is required to attend the mediation under section 30 of that Act may do so personally or by a representative in accordance with that section; and
the mediator must record and notify the Registrar or tribunal judge (as the case may be) of the outcome of the mediation.
In this section —
“Registrar” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015;
“specified person” means a person mentioned in section 13M(2) of the Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015;
“tribunal judge” means a District Judge designated as a tribunal judge for the Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals under section 14(1)(b) of the Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015.