Section 57EE — Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth)

For the purposes of this Division, a party is taken to have tried to resolve a dispute if the party approaches the resolution of the dispute in a reconciliatory manner, including by doing any of the following:

(a) attending and participating in meetings at reasonable times;

(b) responding to communications to the party within a reasonable time;

(c) if the party has agreed to use a technical expert in resolving the dispute—considering the opinions of the technical expert;

(d) if a mediation process is being used to try to resolve the dispute—both:

(i) making the party’s intention clear, at the beginning of the process, as to what the party is trying to achieve through the process; and

(ii) observing any obligations relating to confidentiality that apply during or after the process.

Related sections

• s 57EB — Resolving disputes
• s 57EC — Right to bring proceedings unaffected
• s 57ED — Attempt to resolve dispute before mediation
• s 57EF — Mediation
• s 57EG — Termination of mediation
• s 57EH — Costs of mediation

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