Victorian Current Acts

FARM DEBT MEDIATION ACT 2011

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purpose  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Meaning of satisfactory mediation  
   5.      Application of Act  
   6.      Enforcement action in contravention of Act void  
   7.      Relationship with other Acts  

   PART 2--ENFORCEMENT ACTION AND AVAILABILITY OF MEDIATION

           Division 1AA--Prohibition on enforcement action

   7A.     Exemption certificate required for enforcement action  

           Division 1--Availability of mediation

   8.      Notice of intention to take enforcement action and availability of mediation  
   9.      Farmer may request mediation  
   10.     Creditor may agree to or refuse mediation  

           Division 2--Prohibition certificate

   13.     Application by farmer for issue of prohibition certificate  
   14.     Issue of prohibition certificate  

           Division 3--Exemption certificate

   15.     Application by creditor for issue of exemption certificate  
   16.     Issue of exemption certificate  
   17.     Creditor may satisfactorily mediate without forgiving or reducing farm debt  
   18.     Calculation of period of exemption certificate  

           Division 4--General

   19.     When is a farmer or creditor presumed to have refused to mediate?  

   PART 3--THE SMALL BUSINESS COMMISSION AND MEDIATION

           Division 1--The Small Business Commission and mediators

   20.     Functions of the Small Business Commission  
   21.     Functions of mediators  

           Division 2--The mediation process

   22.     Small Business Commission to arrange mediation  
   23.     Conduct of mediation  
   24.     Mediation session fee  
   25.     Costs of mediation  
   26.     Confidentiality of mediation  
   27.     Disclosure of information  

   PART 4--GENERAL

   28.     Resulting agreement to reflect agreement reached by parties at mediation  
   29.     Contracting out prohibited  
   30.     Waiver of rights void  
   31.     Notices by mortgagee  
   32.     Manner of giving notices  
   33.     Date notice or other document is given  
   34.     Offences by bodies corporate  
   35.     Commencement of criminal proceedings  
   36.     Regulations  
   37.      Transitional provision  
   38.     Transitional provisions—Agriculture Legislation Amendment Act 2022  
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