Land Court Rules 2022
sec.15Land Court ADR panel
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sec.15 Land Court ADR panel
The court may establish a panel (the Land Court ADR panel ) of persons to conduct alternative dispute resolution of matters. The Land Court ADR panel must consist of appropriately qualified persons chosen by the president (each a convenor ). The court may refer either of the following matters to alternative dispute resolution by a convenor— a matter that is not before the court but may be brought before the court; a matter that is before the court and was started other than under part 2 of the Act . See section 27C of the Act and the Civil Proceedings Act 2011 , section 43 for the power of the court to refer a proceeding started under part 2 of the Act to mediation. The president may state, by practice direction— the qualifications and other requirements of a convenor; and the procedures a convenor must follow in conducting alternative dispute resolution of a matter. In this rule— alternative dispute resolution , of a matter, means— for a matter mentioned in subrule (3) (a) —a facilitative process, including, for example, mediation, conciliation, case appraisal and facilitated negotiation; or for a matter mentioned in subrule (3) (b) —a relevant ADR process. relevant ADR process see section 27C (5) of the Act . (sec.15-ssec.1) The court may establish a panel (the Land Court ADR panel ) of persons to conduct alternative dispute resolution of matters. (sec.15-ssec.2) The Land Court ADR panel must consist of appropriately qualified persons chosen by the president (each a convenor ). (sec.15-ssec.3) The court may refer either of the following matters to alternative dispute resolution by a convenor— a matter that is not before the court but may be brought before the court; a matter that is before the court and was started other than under part 2 of the Act . See section 27C of the Act and the Civil Proceedings Act 2011 , section 43 for the power of the court to refer a proceeding started under part 2 of the Act to mediation. (sec.15-ssec.4) The president may state, by practice direction— the qualifications and other requirements of a convenor; and the procedures a convenor must follow in conducting alternative dispute resolution of a matter. (sec.15-ssec.5) In this rule— alternative dispute resolution , of a matter, means— for a matter mentioned in subrule (3) (a) —a facilitative process, including, for example, mediation, conciliation, case appraisal and facilitated negotiation; or for a matter mentioned in subrule (3) (b) —a relevant ADR process. relevant ADR process see section 27C (5) of the Act .
- (a) a matter that is not before the court but may be brought before the court;
- (b) a matter that is before the court and was started other than under part 2 of the Act .
- (a) the qualifications and other requirements of a convenor; and
- (b) the procedures a convenor must follow in conducting alternative dispute resolution of a matter.