s 18A Referral of cases to Community Mediation Centre, etc.
18A.—(1) The Registrar or a tribunal may refer a claim to a Community Mediation Centre or any other person for mediation, with or without the consent of the parties to the claim.[33/2018] (2) The Registrar or the tribunal may, in making a referral under subsection (1) —(a) order all or any of the parties to the claim to attend (personally or by a representative permitted under section 23(2)) before a mediator of the Community Mediation Centre, or that other person, at the time and place specified in the order; (b) give any direction necessary for and incidental to the proper carrying into effect of the referral; and (c) order that all further proceedings on the claim under this Act be stayed pending the mediation.[33/2018] (3) Section 23 applies to a mediation required under this section, subject to the modification that a reference in section 23 to proceedings before a tribunal is a reference to the mediation.[33/2018] (4) This section has effect despite any other written law.[33/2018]