s 12 Mediation to be voluntary
12.—(1) Attendance at and participation in a mediation session is voluntary. (2) A party to a mediation session may withdraw from the mediation session at any time. (2A) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to a mediation session that takes place because of a referral under any of the following provisions:(a) section 15; (b) section 13M or 30 of the Community Disputes Resolution Act 2015; (c) section 18A of the Small Claims Tribunals Act 1984.[Act 43 of 2024 wef 24/03/2025] (3) Attendance at, participation in or withdrawal from, a mediation session conducted under this Act does not affect any rights or remedies that a party to a dispute has apart from this Act.