Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated ActsIn this Act—
action includes an action and proceedings in replevin or interpleader and garnishee proceedings.
ADR convenor means a mediator or case appraiser.
ADR costs means—
(a) for a mediation—
(i) the mediator's fee; and
(ii) the venue provider's fee for providing the venue; and
(iii) other costs prescribed under the rules; and
(b) for a case appraisal—
(i) the case appraiser's fee; and
(ii) the venue provider's fee for providing the venue; and
(iii) other costs prescribed under the rules.
ADR dispute means a dispute referred to an ADR process.
ADR process see section 22.
case appraisal see section 24.
case appraiser means a person appointed as a case appraiser under a referring order.
conciliation process see section 42D.
conciliator means a person approved as a conciliator under section 42S or 42T.
dispute means—
(a) for part 5A—a dispute that is the subject of an employment claim; or
(b) otherwise—
(i) a dispute in an action; or
(ii) something else about which the parties are in dispute that may be dealt with in a mediation at the same time as an ADR dispute.
district means a district appointed under the Justices Act 1886 for the purposes of a Magistrates Court.
employment claim see section 42B.
lawyer means an Australian lawyer who, under the Legal Profession Act 2007, may engage in legal practice in this State.
mediation see section 23.
mediator means a person appointed as a mediator under a referring order.
party means a party to a dispute.
prescribed limit means $150000.
referring court, for a conciliation process, means the Magistrates Court the registrar of which appointed a conciliator for the dispute.
referring court, of a mediation or case appraisal, means the Magistrates Court that referred the action to mediation or case appraisal.
referring order means an order made under section 29 referring a dispute to an ADR process.
relevant organisation, for a person, means an organisation or federal organisation within the meaning of the Industrial Relations Act 1999, section 409, of which the person is a member or is eligible to become a member.
rules means the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999.