Queensland Consolidated Acts

FARM BUSINESS DEBT MEDIATION ACT 2017 - SECT 25A

25A Mediator may invite other participants to mediation

(1) This section applies if a mediator is arranging or conducting a mediation and reasonably considers that a relevant person should be allowed to be at, or participate in, a mediation meeting.

(2) The mediator may invite the relevant person to be at, or participate in, the mediation meeting.

Note—

See also section 37 (2) (c) .

(3) A relevant person is not obliged to accept an invitation under subsection (2) .

(4) In this section—

"relevant person" , for a mediation, means a person, other than the mortgagee or farmer for the mediation, who—

(a) has a legal or equitable interest in the farm property that is subject to the farm mortgage the subject of the mediation; or

(b) has a potential or actual liability for the farm business debt the subject of the mediation.

Example—

a guarantor of a loan