COURTS (MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION) ACT 1991 No. 113 of 1991 - SECT 4 Interpretation

COURTS (MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION) ACT 1991 No. 113 of 1991 - SECT 4

4. Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting in subsection (1)
the following definitions: " `appropriate officer', when used in Part IIIA in
relation to the Family Court, means:

   (a)  the Chief Executive Officer of the Family Court; or

   (b)  any other officer of the Family Court specified in writing by the
        Chief Executive Officer for the purposes of this definition; `approved
        arbitrator' means an arbitrator approved under the regulations;
        `approved mediator' means a mediator approved under the regulations;
        `Part VIII proceedings' means proceedings under Part VIII for orders
        with respect to spousal maintenance or the property of parties to a
        marriage, but does not include any proceedings specified in the
        regulations for the purposes of this definition; `prescribed
        proceedings' means:

   (a)  proceedings for principal relief; or

   (b)  proceedings in relation to concurrent, pending or completed
        proceedings for principal relief; `private arbitration' means
        arbitration by an arbitrator specified by the regulations for the
        purposes of this definition, other than arbitration carried out as a
        result of an order made under section 19D;".