WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 427
Duration of conference or ADR
WATER ACT 2000 - SECT 427
Duration of conference or ADR
427 Duration of conference or ADR
(1) If a conference election notice is given under section 426(2) (a) , the
authorised officer directed under section 428to conduct the conference must
take all reasonable steps to facilitate the resolution of the dispute within
30 business days after the notice is given (the
"usual period" ).
(2) If an ADR election notice is given under section 426(2) (b) , the parties must use all reasonable endeavours to resolve the
dispute within 30 business days after the notice is given (also the
"usual period" ).
(3) Either party may, within the usual period, ask the
other party to agree to a longer period to apply instead of the usual period.
(4) If the parties agree to the longer period, that period applies instead of
the usual period.
(5) If an ADR is called for, sections 430and 433apply to
the ADR as if a reference in the sections to a conference were a reference to
an ADR.