Farm Business Debt Mediation Act 2017
sec.25AMediator may invite other participants to mediation
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sec.25A Mediator may invite other participants to mediation
This section applies if a mediator is arranging or conducting a mediation and reasonably considers that a relevant person should be allowed to be at, or participate in, a mediation meeting. The mediator may invite the relevant person to be at, or participate in, the mediation meeting. See also section 37 (2) (c) . A relevant person is not obliged to accept an invitation under subsection (2) . In this section— relevant person , for a mediation, means a person, other than the mortgagee or farmer for the mediation, who— has a legal or equitable interest in the farm property that is subject to the farm mortgage the subject of the mediation; or has a potential or actual liability for the farm business debt the subject of the mediation. a guarantor of a loan s 25A ins 2020 No. 3 s 88 (sec.25A-ssec.1) This section applies if a mediator is arranging or conducting a mediation and reasonably considers that a relevant person should be allowed to be at, or participate in, a mediation meeting. (sec.25A-ssec.2) The mediator may invite the relevant person to be at, or participate in, the mediation meeting. See also section 37 (2) (c) . (sec.25A-ssec.3) A relevant person is not obliged to accept an invitation under subsection (2) . (sec.25A-ssec.4) In this section— relevant person , for a mediation, means a person, other than the mortgagee or farmer for the mediation, who— has a legal or equitable interest in the farm property that is subject to the farm mortgage the subject of the mediation; or has a potential or actual liability for the farm business debt the subject of the mediation. a guarantor of a loan
- (a) has a legal or equitable interest in the farm property that is subject to the farm mortgage the subject of the mediation; or
- (b) has a potential or actual liability for the farm business debt the subject of the mediation. Example— a guarantor of a loan