Queensland Consolidated Regulations

LEGAL PROFESSION REGULATION 2017 - REG 15

15 Prescribed legal services—Act, s 167

(1) For section 167 (1) (b) of the Act , an arbitration proceeding is prescribed if, in the proceeding—

(a) the arbitrator is not required to apply the rules of evidence; and

(b) knowledge of Australian law is not essential.

(2) For section 167 (1) (d) of the Act , all forms of dispute resolution, other than restricted dispute resolution, are prescribed.

(3) In this section—

"dispute resolution" means conciliation, mediation and other forms of consensual dispute resolution.

"restricted dispute resolution" means dispute resolution in which participation is restricted to a stated class of persons, that does not include Australian-registered foreign lawyers, under—

(a) the provisions of other legislation applying to the dispute resolution; or

(b) the requirements of a body responsible for the dispute resolution; or

(c) the provisions of a contract that provides for the dispute resolution.