LEADR is a national non-profit organisation which promotes and facilitates the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution. LEADR conducts negotiation, mediation and conciliation training and maintains panels of LEADR accredited mediators. People who are looking for someone to conduct a commercial or other mediation may contact LEADR or the Law Society of South Australia for a list of accredited mediators with details as to what they charge, their experience and the areas in which they practice. see .
Alternative Dispute Resolution in South Australian Courts and Tribunals
Under various Acts of Parliament and rules of Court (some of which are listed below), there are ways for disputes which have reached court or been submitted to a tribunal to be solved before a hearing takes place. These provisions consider the use of case evaluation and settlement conferences, mediation, conciliation, arbitration and expert determination.
- Industrial Referral Agreements Act 1986 (SA)
- District Court Act 1991(SA)
- District Court Practice Directions 2006 (SA)
- District Court Civil Rules 2006 (SA)
- Environment, Recources and Development Court Act 1993 (SA)
- Magistrates Court Act 1991(SA)
- Magistrates Court (Civil) Rules 1992 (SA)
- Supreme Court Practice Directions 2006 (SA)
- Supreme Court Civil Rules 2006 (SA)
- Workers Compensation Tribunal Practice Directions 2009 (SA)
- Workers Compensation Tribunal Rules 2009 (SA)
- Administrative Appeals Tribunal General Practice Direction (Cth)
- Courts (Mediation and Arbitration) Act 1991 (Cth)
- Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 (Cth)
- Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth)
- Family Law Act 1975 (Cth)
- Family Law Rules 2004 (Cth)
- Family Law Regulations 1984 (Cth)
- Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
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