sec.34Exclusion of other jurisdictions

### sec.34 Exclusion of other jurisdictions On and from the making of an application for mediation under section 22 , the dispute must not be referred to arbitration or heard by a court or tribunal. Subsection (1) does not apply if— the application is withdrawn under section 33 ; or a proceeding about the matter in dispute was started in a court or tribunal before the application was made; or an application for an order in the nature of an injunction about the matter in dispute is made to a court; or a mediator refuses to mediate the dispute because the mediator is of the opinion the dispute is not within the jurisdiction of the mediator; or the mediator has given a notice about the outcome of the mediation under section 30 (a) (ii) . For subsection (2) (b) , a proceeding relating to a lease is taken to have started before a court if the lessor has— served on the lessee a notice under the Property Law Act 1974 , section 124 ; or given to the lessee a notice under the Property Law Act 1974 , section 131 . (sec.34-ssec.1) On and from the making of an application for mediation under section 22 , the dispute must not be referred to arbitration or heard by a court or tribunal. (sec.34-ssec.2) Subsection (1) does not apply if— the application is withdrawn under section 33 ; or a proceeding about the matter in dispute was started in a court or tribunal before the application was made; or an application for an order in the nature of an injunction about the matter in dispute is made to a court; or a mediator refuses to mediate the dispute because the mediator is of the opinion the dispute is not within the jurisdiction of the mediator; or the mediator has given a notice about the outcome of the mediation under section 30 (a) (ii) . (sec.34-ssec.3) For subsection (2) (b) , a proceeding relating to a lease is taken to have started before a court if the lessor has— served on the lessee a notice under the Property Law Act 1974 , section 124 ; or given to the lessee a notice under the Property Law Act 1974 , section 131 . - (a) the application is withdrawn under section 33 ; or - (b) a proceeding about the matter in dispute was started in a court or tribunal before the application was made; or - (c) an application for an order in the nature of an injunction about the matter in dispute is made to a court; or - (d) a mediator refuses to mediate the dispute because the mediator is of the opinion the dispute is not within the jurisdiction of the mediator; or - (e) the mediator has given a notice about the outcome of the mediation under section 30 (a) (ii) . - (a) served on the lessee a notice under the Property Law Act 1974 , section 124 ; or - (b) given to the lessee a notice under the Property Law Act 1974 , section 131 .