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Queensland Competition Authority Act 1997
sec.115AAuthority may refer access dispute to mediation
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### sec.115A Authority may refer access dispute to mediation
This section applies if—
the authority has received an access dispute notice stating—
the dispute is to be dealt with by arbitration; and
there has been no attempt to resolve the dispute by mediation; and
the authority considers a mediated resolution of the dispute can be achieved.
The authority must give the following persons a written notice asking them to attend a conference to attempt to resolve the dispute by mediation (a mediation conference )—
the access seeker stated in the access dispute notice as being the access seeker involved in the access dispute with the access provider;
the access provider stated in the access dispute notice as being the access provider involved in the access dispute with the access seeker.
s 115A ins 2000 No. 15 s 29
(sec.115A-ssec.1) This section applies if— the authority has received an access dispute notice stating— the dispute is to be dealt with by arbitration; and there has been no attempt to resolve the dispute by mediation; and the authority considers a mediated resolution of the dispute can be achieved.
(sec.115A-ssec.2) The authority must give the following persons a written notice asking them to attend a conference to attempt to resolve the dispute by mediation (a mediation conference )— the access seeker stated in the access dispute notice as being the access seeker involved in the access dispute with the access provider; the access provider stated in the access dispute notice as being the access provider involved in the access dispute with the access seeker.
- (a) the authority has received an access dispute notice stating— (i) the dispute is to be dealt with by arbitration; and (ii) there has been no attempt to resolve the dispute by mediation; and
- (i) the dispute is to be dealt with by arbitration; and
- (ii) there has been no attempt to resolve the dispute by mediation; and
- (b) the authority considers a mediated resolution of the dispute can be achieved.
- (i) the dispute is to be dealt with by arbitration; and
- (ii) there has been no attempt to resolve the dispute by mediation; and
- (a) the access seeker stated in the access dispute notice as being the access seeker involved in the access dispute with the access provider;
- (b) the access provider stated in the access dispute notice as being the access provider involved in the access dispute with the access seeker.