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52C Secrecy (1) A person who is or has been an accredited mediator must not disclose mediation material. (2) However, this section does not apply if— (a) the disclosure is required under a territory law or Commonwealth law; or (b) the disclosure is made with the consent of the parties to mediation; or (c) the disclosure is made with the consent of the person who gave the material to the accredited mediator; or (d) the person mentioned in subsection (1) believes on reasonable grounds that— (i) a person’s life, health or property is under serious and imminent threat and the disclosure is necessary to avert, or mitigate the consequences of, its realisation; or
Mediation Part 5A (ii) the disclosure is necessary to report to the appropriate authority the commission of an offence or prevent the likely commission of an offence. offence means an offence involving— (a) violence, or the threat of violence, to a person; or (b) intentional damage, or the threat of intentional damage, to property.