Important Documents

Years: 2011 , 2010 , 2009 , 2008 , 2007 , 2006 , 2004 , 1989

2011

•  Guidelines for Parties in Mediations
  The Law Council's guidelines to give assistance to parties in the mediation of disputes.
•  Guidelines for Lawyers in Mediations
  The Law Council's guidelines to give assistance to lawyers representing clients in the mediation of civil and commercial disputes.
•  Ethical Guidelines for Mediators
  The Law Council's general ethical and practical framework for the practice of mediation.

2010

•  Integrity of ADR processes
  Submission to National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council
•  Uniform Commercial Arbitration Acts – Consultation on Draft Bill
  Submission to Standing Committee of Attorneys-General

2009

•  Inquiry into Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Civil Justice System
  Submission to National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council

2008

•  Inquiry into Australia's Judiciary and Access to Justice
  Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee
•  Review of the International Arbitration ACT 1974
  Submission to the Attorney-General’s Department

2007

•  Draft Accreditation Standards for Mediation
  Submission to the Western Australian Dispute Resolution Association

2006

•  National Mediator Accreditation System
  Submission to Draft Proposal for Public Consultation

2004

•  Who says you’re a mediator? Towards a National System for Accrediting Mediators
  Submission to National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council

1989

•  Policy on Alternative Dispute Resolution
  The Law Council's Policy (reaffirmed in 2008)