2. General interpretation

(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;

“mediator” means an individual who is appointed to be a mediator for a mediation;

“party to a mediation” means any party to the whole or part of a dispute that is referred for mediation, but does not include any mediator conducting the mediation;

“third party”, in relation to a mediation, means a person who is —

(a)

not a party to the mediation;

(b)

not a mediator for the mediation; and

(c)

not a mediation service provider.

(2)

Where more than one mediator is appointed for a mediation, a reference to a mediator under this Act is a reference to all the mediators for the mediation.

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