Section 2

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 —

“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 —

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.