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The Civil Procedure (Court-Annexed Mediation) Rules
5. Referral to mediation
Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force
5. Referral to mediation
(1)A court before which a case is being heard may, at any stage before final judgment, refer the case to mediation.(2)Any case instituted before the coming into operation of these Rules shall be subjected to screening by a screening officer to determine the suitability of the case to referral to mediation.(3)A case that is determined to be suitable to mediation shall, by order in writing given by the Mediation Registrar, be referred to mediation with or without further orders.(4)The parties to a case may, by mutual consent, request the court to refer the case to mediation.(5)Nothing in these Rules shall derogate from the jurisdiction of the court to refer the case to mediation in accordance with section 59B of the Act or to another method of alternative dispute resolution under section 59C.