sec.85Negotiations

### sec.85 Negotiations On the giving of the negotiation notice, the resource authority holder and the eligible claimant (the parties ) must use all reasonable endeavours to negotiate a conduct and compensation agreement or a deferral agreement. The period of the negotiations— must be at least for the prescribed period (the minimum negotiation period ); and may continue for a longer period agreed to by the parties. If the parties agree to a longer period, the agreed longer period is the minimum negotiation period. The negotiations under this subdivision end if the parties enter into an opt-out agreement. s 85 amd 2016 No. 30 s 12 ; 2018 No. 24 s 44 (sec.85-ssec.1) On the giving of the negotiation notice, the resource authority holder and the eligible claimant (the parties ) must use all reasonable endeavours to negotiate a conduct and compensation agreement or a deferral agreement. (sec.85-ssec.2) The period of the negotiations— must be at least for the prescribed period (the minimum negotiation period ); and may continue for a longer period agreed to by the parties. (sec.85-ssec.3) If the parties agree to a longer period, the agreed longer period is the minimum negotiation period. (sec.85-ssec.4) The negotiations under this subdivision end if the parties enter into an opt-out agreement. - (a) must be at least for the prescribed period (the minimum negotiation period ); and - (b) may continue for a longer period agreed to by the parties.