sec.75Immediate suspension of accreditation

sec.75 Immediate suspension of accreditation

This section applies if the authority believes— a ground exists to suspend a person’s accreditation; and it is necessary to suspend the accreditation immediately because there is an immediate and serious risk that the person will compromise the success of a mediation conducted by the person because, for example— the mediator has shown partiality to 1 party over another in a mediation, or to farmers or mortgagees in mediations generally; or the mediator has engaged in conduct that is not a function of a mediator under section 20 (3) . The authority may suspend the person’s accreditation immediately by giving the person— a show cause notice; and an information notice for the decision to suspend the accreditation immediately. The suspension— operates when the notices are given to the person; and continues to operate until the earliest of the following— the authority cancels the suspension; the show cause notice is finally dealt with; 30 business days after the notices are given to the person. (sec.75-ssec.1) This section applies if the authority believes— a ground exists to suspend a person’s accreditation; and it is necessary to suspend the accreditation immediately because there is an immediate and serious risk that the person will compromise the success of a mediation conducted by the person because, for example— the mediator has shown partiality to 1 party over another in a mediation, or to farmers or mortgagees in mediations generally; or the mediator has engaged in conduct that is not a function of a mediator under section 20 (3) . (sec.75-ssec.2) The authority may suspend the person’s accreditation immediately by giving the person— a show cause notice; and an information notice for the decision to suspend the accreditation immediately. (sec.75-ssec.3) The suspension— operates when the notices are given to the person; and continues to operate until the earliest of the following— the authority cancels the suspension; the show cause notice is finally dealt with; 30 business days after the notices are given to the person.

• (a) a ground exists to suspend a person’s accreditation; and
• (b) it is necessary to suspend the accreditation immediately because there is an immediate and serious risk that the person will compromise the success of a mediation conducted by the person because, for example— (i) the mediator has shown partiality to 1 party over another in a mediation, or to farmers or mortgagees in mediations generally; or (ii) the mediator has engaged in conduct that is not a function of a mediator under section 20 (3) .
• (i) the mediator has shown partiality to 1 party over another in a mediation, or to farmers or mortgagees in mediations generally; or
• (ii) the mediator has engaged in conduct that is not a function of a mediator under section 20 (3) .