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### sec.426 Parties may seek conference or independent ADR
This section applies if a dispute arises about a matter mentioned in section 425 .
Either party may—
by a notice (a conference election notice ) given to the other party and the chief executive—ask the chief executive to direct an authorised officer to call a conference to negotiate a resolution of the dispute; or
by a notice (an ADR election notice ) given to the other party—call for the other party to agree to a non-binding alternative dispute resolution process (an ADR ) to seek to negotiate a resolution of the dispute.
The ADR may be a non-binding process of any type, including, for example, a case appraisal, conciliation, mediation or negotiation.
A conference election notice must state—
details of the matters the subject of the dispute; and
any other information prescribed by regulation.
An ADR election notice must state—
details of the matters the subject of the dispute; and
the type of ADR proposed; and
the name of an ADR facilitator, who is independent of both parties, proposed to conduct the ADR; and
that the resource tenure holder is liable for the costs of the ADR facilitator; and
any other information prescribed by regulation.
A party given an ADR election notice must, within 10 business days after the notice is given, accept or refuse the type of ADR, and the ADR facilitator, proposed in the notice.
If the party given an ADR election notice does not accept, under subsection (6) , the type of ADR or ADR facilitator proposed in the notice, the party giving the notice may make another proposal, or obtain a decision from the Land Court or a prescribed ADR institute, about the matter not accepted.
If a party obtains a decision under subsection (7) from the Land Court or a prescribed ADR institute, the party must give the other party notice of the decision.
The resource tenure holder must bear the costs of the ADR facilitator.
The Civil Proceedings Act 2011 , part 6 , division 5 applies to an ADR conducted by an ADR facilitator as if—
a reference to an ADR process included a reference to the ADR; and
a reference to an ADR convenor included a reference to the ADR facilitator.
In this section—
ADR facilitator means a person who facilitates an ADR.
prescribed ADR institute means an entity for deciding a type of ADR to be conducted, or an ADR facilitator to conduct an ADR, prescribed by regulation.
s 426 prev s 426 amd 2003 No. 25 s 99
om 2008 No. 34 s 714
pres s 426 ins 2010 No. 53 s 195
amd 2016 No. 61 s 29
sub 2018 No. 24 s 263
(sec.426-ssec.1) This section applies if a dispute arises about a matter mentioned in section 425 .
(sec.426-ssec.2) Either party may— by a notice (a conference election notice ) given to the other party and the chief executive—ask the chief executive to direct an authorised officer to call a conference to negotiate a resolution of the dispute; or by a notice (an ADR election notice ) given to the other party—call for the other party to agree to a non-binding alternative dispute resolution process (an ADR ) to seek to negotiate a resolution of the dispute.
(sec.426-ssec.3) The ADR may be a non-binding process of any type, including, for example, a case appraisal, conciliation, mediation or negotiation.
(sec.426-ssec.4) A conference election notice must state— details of the matters the subject of the dispute; and any other information prescribed by regulation.
(sec.426-ssec.5) An ADR election notice must state— details of the matters the subject of the dispute; and the type of ADR proposed; and the name of an ADR facilitator, who is independent of both parties, proposed to conduct the ADR; and that the resource tenure holder is liable for the costs of the ADR facilitator; and any other information prescribed by regulation.
(sec.426-ssec.6) A party given an ADR election notice must, within 10 business days after the notice is given, accept or refuse the type of ADR, and the ADR facilitator, proposed in the notice.
(sec.426-ssec.7) If the party given an ADR election notice does not accept, under subsection (6) , the type of ADR or ADR facilitator proposed in the notice, the party giving the notice may make another proposal, or obtain a decision from the Land Court or a prescribed ADR institute, about the matter not accepted.
(sec.426-ssec.8) If a party obtains a decision under subsection (7) from the Land Court or a prescribed ADR institute, the party must give the other party notice of the decision.
(sec.426-ssec.9) The resource tenure holder must bear the costs of the ADR facilitator.
(sec.426-ssec.10) The Civil Proceedings Act 2011 , part 6 , division 5 applies to an ADR conducted by an ADR facilitator as if— a reference to an ADR process included a reference to the ADR; and a reference to an ADR convenor included a reference to the ADR facilitator.
(sec.426-ssec.11) In this section— ADR facilitator means a person who facilitates an ADR. prescribed ADR institute means an entity for deciding a type of ADR to be conducted, or an ADR facilitator to conduct an ADR, prescribed by regulation.
- (a) by a notice (a conference election notice ) given to the other party and the chief executive—ask the chief executive to direct an authorised officer to call a conference to negotiate a resolution of the dispute; or
- (b) by a notice (an ADR election notice ) given to the other party—call for the other party to agree to a non-binding alternative dispute resolution process (an ADR ) to seek to negotiate a resolution of the dispute.
- (a) details of the matters the subject of the dispute; and
- (b) any other information prescribed by regulation.
- (a) details of the matters the subject of the dispute; and
- (b) the type of ADR proposed; and
- (c) the name of an ADR facilitator, who is independent of both parties, proposed to conduct the ADR; and
- (d) that the resource tenure holder is liable for the costs of the ADR facilitator; and
- (e) any other information prescribed by regulation.
- (a) a reference to an ADR process included a reference to the ADR; and
- (b) a reference to an ADR convenor included a reference to the ADR facilitator.