sec.255Referral back to the commissioner

sec.255 Referral back to the commissioner

The director of the dispute resolution centre must refer the application back to the commissioner if there is no further action that may be taken under the Dispute Resolution Centres Act 1990 in relation to the dispute the subject of the application, because, for example— there is a mediation session for the dispute, but a party withdraws from the session; or there is a mediation session but no agreement is reached at the session; or there is a mediation session and agreement is reached at the session. In referring the application back to the commissioner, the director merely advises the commissioner that the director’s action under the Dispute Resolution Centres Act 1990 has been completed. s 255 amd 2003 No. 6 s 3 sch (sec.255-ssec.1) The director of the dispute resolution centre must refer the application back to the commissioner if there is no further action that may be taken under the Dispute Resolution Centres Act 1990 in relation to the dispute the subject of the application, because, for example— there is a mediation session for the dispute, but a party withdraws from the session; or there is a mediation session but no agreement is reached at the session; or there is a mediation session and agreement is reached at the session. (sec.255-ssec.2) In referring the application back to the commissioner, the director merely advises the commissioner that the director’s action under the Dispute Resolution Centres Act 1990 has been completed.

• (a) there is a mediation session for the dispute, but a party withdraws from the session; or
• (b) there is a mediation session but no agreement is reached at the session; or
• (c) there is a mediation session and agreement is reached at the session.