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Water Supply (Safety and Reliability) Act 2008
sec.317Dispute resolution process
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### sec.317 Dispute resolution process
To resolve the dispute, the parties to the dispute must follow the process for resolving the dispute prescribed under a regulation.
A regulation for subsection (1) may provide for the following matters—
whether the dispute must be dealt with under mediation or arbitration;
the appointment of a mediator or arbitrator to resolve the dispute;
the mediation or arbitration process required to be followed to resolve the dispute, including, for example, requirements about—
giving documents or other information to the mediator or arbitrator; and
paying the costs of the mediation or arbitration.
Subsection (2) does not limit the matters for which the regulation may provide.
If a contract between 2 or more parties to the dispute is inconsistent with a regulation under subsection (1) , the regulation prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.
(sec.317-ssec.1) To resolve the dispute, the parties to the dispute must follow the process for resolving the dispute prescribed under a regulation.
(sec.317-ssec.2) A regulation for subsection (1) may provide for the following matters— whether the dispute must be dealt with under mediation or arbitration; the appointment of a mediator or arbitrator to resolve the dispute; the mediation or arbitration process required to be followed to resolve the dispute, including, for example, requirements about— giving documents or other information to the mediator or arbitrator; and paying the costs of the mediation or arbitration.
(sec.317-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not limit the matters for which the regulation may provide.
(sec.317-ssec.4) If a contract between 2 or more parties to the dispute is inconsistent with a regulation under subsection (1) , the regulation prevails to the extent of the inconsistency.
- (a) whether the dispute must be dealt with under mediation or arbitration;
- (b) the appointment of a mediator or arbitrator to resolve the dispute;
- (c) the mediation or arbitration process required to be followed to resolve the dispute, including, for example, requirements about— (i) giving documents or other information to the mediator or arbitrator; and (ii) paying the costs of the mediation or arbitration.
- (i) giving documents or other information to the mediator or arbitrator; and
- (ii) paying the costs of the mediation or arbitration.
- (i) giving documents or other information to the mediator or arbitrator; and
- (ii) paying the costs of the mediation or arbitration.