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CIVIL PROCEDURE ACT 2010 - SECT 22

Overarching obligation to use reasonable endeavours to resolve dispute

A person to whom the overarching obligations apply must use reasonable endeavours to resolve a dispute by agreement between the persons in dispute, including, if appropriate, by appropriate dispute resolution, unless—

        (a)     it is not in the interests of justice to do so; or

        (b)     the dispute is of such a nature that only judicial determination is appropriate.

Example

A proceeding where a civil penalty is sought may be of such a nature that only judicial determination is appropriate.



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