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Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998
93AParty may object to mediator hearing the proceeding
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93A Party may object to mediator hearing the proceeding
(1) This section applies in a proceeding that has been the subject of unsuccessful mediation by a mediator who is a member of the Tribunal.
(2) If it is proposed that the mediator constitute the Tribunal (whether with or without others) for the purpose of hearing the proceeding, the Tribunal must notify each party to the proceeding of the party's right to object.
(3) A party to the proceeding may object to the mediator constituting the Tribunal (whether with or without others) for the purpose of hearing the proceeding.
(4) The objection must be made to the Tribunal before or at the commencement of the hearing.
(5) If an objection is made, the mediator must take no part, or no further part, in the proceeding and, if necessary, the Tribunal must be reconstituted.
Pt 4 Div. 5A (Heading and ss 93B–93I) inserted by No. 6/2025 s. 178.