146Home owner or operator may apply for mediation

#### 146 Home owner or operator may apply for mediation 146 Home owner or operator may apply for mediation > > (1) A home owner, former home owner or operator may apply to the Commissioner for mediation of a matter. > > > (2) The matter must be one for which orders can be sought from the Tribunal but which is not currently the subject of proceedings before the Tribunal. > > > (3) The application must be— > > > > > (a) made in the approved form, and > > > > > (b) accompanied by the prescribed fee (if any), and > > > > > (c) made within the period (if any) prescribed by the regulations. > > > (4) The matter is referred for mediation when the application is made, unless and until the Commissioner rejects the application under subsection (5). > > > (5) The Commissioner may reject the application if— > > > > > (a) the application or the matter is vexatious, misconceived, frivolous or lacking in substance, or > > > > > (b) the applicant has not responded, or has responded inadequately, to a request by the Commissioner for further information, or > > > > > (c) the matter has been or is currently the subject of mediation or proceedings before the Tribunal and the Commissioner is of the opinion that further action is not warranted. > > > (6) An application for mediation may be made under this Division by— > > > > > (a) one or more individual home owners in a particular community, or > > > > > (b) one or more nominated representatives of a group of home owners in a particular community, in respect of a matter arising out of the same or similar facts or circumstances.