113Provisions regarding settlement offers

113 Provisions regarding settlement offers (1) An offer may be made— (a) with prejudice, meaning that any party may refer to the offer, or to any terms of the offer, at any time during the proceeding; or (b) without prejudice, meaning that the Tribunal is not able to be told of the making of the offer until after it has made its orders in respect of the matters in dispute in the proceeding (other than orders in respect of costs). (2) If an offer does not specify whether it is made with or without prejudice, it is to be treated as if it had been made without prejudice. (3) A party may serve more than one offer. (4) If an offer provides for the payment of money, the offer must specify when that money is to be paid. S. 113(5) inserted by No. 6/2025 s. 183. (5) This section does not apply to any RDRV proceeding or settlement by ADR at RDRV.