(1)  Mediation is a structured negotiation process in which a mediator, as a neutral and independent party, assists the parties in the process –

(a) to communicate effectively with each other; and

(b) to reach agreement on the issues in dispute; and

(c) to achieve their own resolution of the dispute.

(2)  The regulations may prescribe that any process of a specified kind is, or is not, mediation for the purposes of this Act.