New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COMMUNITY JUSTICE CENTRES ACT 1983 - SECT 4

4 Definitions

(1) In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires:
"Community Justice Centre" means a Community Justice Centre established under this Act.
"Director" means the person holding the office of the Director of Community Justice Centres under Chapter 1A of the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 2002 .
"functions" includes powers, authorities and duties.
"mediation" includes:

(a) the undertaking of any activity for the purpose of promoting the discussion and settlement of disputes,

(b) the bringing together of the parties to any dispute for that purpose, either at the request of one of the parties to the dispute or on the initiative of the Director, and

(c) the follow-up of any matter the subject of any such discussion or settlement.

"mediation session" means a meeting in accordance with this Act between 2 or more parties who are in dispute on any matter.
"mediator", in relation to a Community Justice Centre, means:

(a) the Director, or

(b) any person for the time being accredited under section 11 as a mediator for the Centre.

(2) A reference in this Act to the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty.

(3) A reference in this Act to the parties to a mediation session includes a reference to the parties to a dispute in respect of which an application for a mediation session is duly made, but does not include a reference to the mediator conducting the mediation session.

(4) A reference in this Act to the conduct of a mediation session by a mediator includes a reference to the conduct of a mediation session in the presence, or under the supervision, of the mediator.