52ACompletion of mediation

52A Completion of mediation

[Section 52A Inserted by No. 9 of 2023, s. 60, Applied:01 Jul 2024]

(1)  If the parties to a dispute reach a settlement of the dispute as a result of mediation under this Part, the mediation panel for the dispute must –

(a) issue a certificate of mediation (agreement) in respect of the settlement; and

(b) prepare a document, setting out the terms of the settlement, to be registered under section 53; and

(c) provide to the Director and each party to the dispute a copy of –

(i) the certificate of mediation (agreement) issued in respect of the settlement; and

(ii) the document setting out the terms of the settlement.

(2)  If the parties to a dispute do not reach a settlement of the dispute as a result of mediation under this Part, the mediation panel for the dispute must –

(a) issue a certificate of mediation (dispute not resolved) in respect of the dispute; and

(b) within 2 business days after the certificate is issued, provide to the Director and each party to the dispute a copy of the certificate of mediation (dispute not resolved) issued in respect of the dispute.

(3)  A certificate issued under this section, or a document prepared for the purposes of this section, is to be in accordance with each relevant provision of a determination, made under section 11A , that is in force at the time when the certificate is issued or document is prepared.