s 2 General interpretation
2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“approved certification scheme” means an accreditation or a certification scheme designated as an approved certification scheme under section 7; “certified mediator” means a mediator who is certified under an approved certification scheme; “designated mediation service provider” means a mediation service provider designated under section 7; “mediated settlement agreement”, in relation to a mediation, means an agreement by some or all of the parties to the mediation settling the whole or part of the dispute to which the mediation relates; “mediation agreement” means a mediation agreement described in section 4; “mediation communication”, in relation to a mediation, means —(a) anything said or done; (b) any document prepared; or (c) any information provided, for the purposes of or in the course of the mediation, and includes a mediation agreement or mediated settlement agreement; “mediation institution” means a body or an organisation that administers an accreditation or a certification scheme for mediators; “mediation service provider” means a body or an organisation that provides services for the conduct of mediation and has in place procedures or rules to govern the conduct of mediation; “mediator” means an individual who is appointed to be a mediator for a mediation; “party to a mediation” means any party to the whole or part of a dispute that is referred for mediation, but does not include any mediator conducting the mediation; “third party”, in relation to a mediation, means a person who is —(a) not a party to the mediation; (b) not a mediator for the mediation; and (c) not a mediation service provider. (2) Where more than one mediator is appointed for a mediation, a reference to a mediator under this Act is a reference to all the mediators for the mediation.