New South Wales Consolidated Acts

ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS TRIBUNAL ACT 1997 - SECT 101

101 Meaning of “mediation” and “neutral evaluation”

(1) In this Act, "mediation" means a structured negotiation process in which the mediator, as a neutral and independent party, assists the parties to a dispute to achieve their own resolution of the dispute.

(2) In this Act, "neutral evaluation" means a process of evaluation of a dispute in which the neutral evaluator seeks to identify and reduce the issues of fact and law that are in dispute. The neutral evaluator’s role includes assessing the relative strengths and weaknesses of each party’s case and offering an opinion as to the likely outcome of the proceedings.