New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FARM DEBT MEDIATION ACT 1994

- As at 3 September 2018 
- Act 91 of 1994 

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Object
   4.      Definitions
   4AA.    Mediation
   4AB.    Farming operation
   4A.     Notes
   5.      Application of Act
   6.      (Repealed)
   7.      Relationship of Act with other laws

   PART 1A - ENFORCEMENT ACTION

           Division 1 - Prohibition on enforcement action

   8.      Exemption certificate required for enforcement action

           Division 2 - Prohibition certificates

   9.      Application for prohibition certificate
           9A, 9B. (Repealed)
   10.     Grant or refusal of prohibition certificate
   11.     Prohibition certificate not to be issued while exemption certificate in force
           11AA, 11A. (Repealed)
           11B, 11C. (Renumbered)
   12.     Duration of prohibition certificate
   12A.    (Renumbered)

           Division 3 - Exemption certificates

   13.     Application for exemption certificate
   14.     Grant or refusal of exemption certificate
   15.     Duration of exemption certificate

   PART 2 - MEDIATION

           Division 1 - Mediators

   16.     Accreditation of mediators
   17.     Functions of mediators

           Division 2 - Preliminary procedure

   18A.    Creditor-initiated mediation
   18B.    Farmer-initiated mediation

           Division 3 - Mediation procedure

   18C.    Farmer to nominate mediator
   18D.    Requests for information
   18E.    Conduct of mediation sessions
   18F.    Confidentiality of mediation sessions
   18G.    Disclosure of information
   18H.    Representation and assistance during mediation
   18I.    Costs of mediation

           Division 4 - Mediation agreements

   18J.    Draft mediation agreements
   18K.    Mediation agreements
   18L.    Cooling off period for mediation agreement
   18M.    Rights during cooling off period
   18N.    Implementing mediation agreement
   18O.    Summary of mediation

           Division 5 - Internal review

   18P.    Internal review of decisions of Authority
   18Q.    Stay of reviewable decisions

   PART 3 - GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING MEDIATION

   18.     Exclusion of personal liability of mediators and certain other persons

   PART 4 - MISCELLANEOUS

   19.     Act binds the Crown
   19A.    Authority may require information
   20.     Contracting out prohibited
   21.     Waiver of rights void
   22.     Notices by mortgagee
   23.     Service of documents
   24.     (Repealed)
   25.     Proceedings for offences
   26.     Double jeopardy
   27.     Aiding, abetting and attempts
   28.     Offences by corporations
   29.     Limitation
   29A.    (Repealed)
   30.     Regulations
   31.     (Repealed)
           SCHEDULE 1