Courts Legislation Amendment Bill 1995 (Qld)

Queensland

COURTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 1995

COURTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT BILL 1995

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY

1 Short title 2.2... eee eee 8

2 Commencement ........ 0.0.6 c ccna 8

PART 2—AMENDMENT OF SUPREME COURT OF QUEENSLAND ACT 1991

3 Actamended ....... 0... cece cnet tte ees 8 4 Amendment of s 3 (Interpretation—general) ...............000220 000 8 5 Amendment of $75 20... 6... cece eee ees 9 6 Insertion of new pts 7A and 7B... 2... eee eee 10

PART 7A—ADR PROCESSES

Division 1—Preliminary

100A Objects of part... 6... eee nee ees 10 Division 2—Important terms

100B ADR process... . 0.0.6... cece eee eee 11 100C Mediation... 0.0.0... cece eect teens 11 100D Case appraisal ...... 2... cies 11 Division 3—Establishment of ADR processes

100E Approval of mediators ........ 6... eee eee 12 100F Approval of case appraisers ......... 0.00. 12 100G ADR register. ... 0.0.6.6 eee ees 12 100H Parties may agree to ADR process .......... 0.0.0 eee 12 1001 Court may consider and order reference to ADR process......... 13

100J | Parties must attend at ADR process if Supreme Court orders ..... 13 Courts Legislation Amendment

100K Procedure at case appraisal ........... 66... 14 100L Subpoenas... .... 6... 6. t eee e ees 14 Division 4—Party unable to pay share of costs

100M Party unable to pay share of costs ........... 000 cece eee eee eee 14 Division 5—What to do when ADR process is finished

100N Mediated resolution agreement ..............0 00 ce cece eee 15 1000 Mediator to file certificate ........ 0.0... eee eee eee 15 100P Case appraiser to file certificate and decision ................. 15 100Q Orders giving effect to mediation agreement .................. 15 100R Orders giving effect to case appraiser's decision ............... 16

Division 6—Confidentiality, protection and immunity