Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

MEDIATION ACT 1997 (NO. 61 OF 1997) - SECT 5

5. (1) Subject to subsection (6), a person may apply in writing to an approved agency for registration under this section.

(2) An approved agency shall approve an application and register the applicant if—

        (a)     any fee determined by the agency to be payable to it in respect of an application under this section has been paid to it;

        (b)     it is satisfied that the applicant has achieved the standards of competency prescribed for the purposes of section 4; and

        (c)     the applicant satisfies any requirements of the agency that relate to mediators.

(3) A person whose application under subsection (1) has been refused may, by notice in writing given to the agency, require it to review the decision.

(4) An approved agency that receives a notice under subsection (3) shall review the relevant decision.

(5) An approved agency shall notify an applicant in writing within 7 days of determining an application under subsection (1) or a review under subsection (4)—

        (a)     of its determination; and

        (b)     where the application has not been granted, of the grounds for not granting it.

(6) A person—

        (a)     who has made an application under subsection (1) that has been refused; or

        (b)     whose registration has been cancelled under section 8;

is not eligible to make another application under subsection (1) to any approved agency within 6 months of the refusal or cancellation, as the case requires.