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Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999
sec.319Registrar to give notice of proposed reference to ADR process
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### sec.319 Registrar to give notice of proposed reference to ADR process
The court may direct the registrar to give written notice to the parties (the referral notice ) that the parties’ dispute is to be referred, by order, to an ADR process to be conducted by a specified mediator or case appraiser.
A party may object to the reference by filing an objection notice in the registry.
The objection notice must—
state the reasons why the party objects to the referral; and
be filed within 7 days after the objecting party receives the referral notice.
If an objection notice is filed, the court may require the parties or their representatives to attend before it (the hearing ).
The court may make an order at the hearing it considers appropriate in the circumstances.
(sec.319-ssec.1) The court may direct the registrar to give written notice to the parties (the referral notice ) that the parties’ dispute is to be referred, by order, to an ADR process to be conducted by a specified mediator or case appraiser.
(sec.319-ssec.2) A party may object to the reference by filing an objection notice in the registry.
(sec.319-ssec.3) The objection notice must— state the reasons why the party objects to the referral; and be filed within 7 days after the objecting party receives the referral notice.
(sec.319-ssec.4) If an objection notice is filed, the court may require the parties or their representatives to attend before it (the hearing ).
(sec.319-ssec.5) The court may make an order at the hearing it considers appropriate in the circumstances.
- (a) state the reasons why the party objects to the referral; and
- (b) be filed within 7 days after the objecting party receives the referral notice.