Small Business Commissioner Act 2022

section 4

commissioner means the small business commissioner appointed under part 2.

mediation means the process under part 3 under which the parties to a small business dispute use a mediator to help them resolve the dispute by negotiated agreement without adjudication.

mediation conference means a conference conducted by a mediator under part 3 between the parties to a small business dispute.

mediation process—

mediator means a mediator appointed under the Retail Shop Leases Act 1994, part 9, division 1.

small business dispute means a small business lease dispute or small business franchise dispute.

small business franchise dispute means a dispute about a franchise agreement to which the Franchising Code of Conduct set out in the Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes—Franchising) Regulation 2014 (Cwlth), schedule 1 applies, if the franchisee or franchisor under the agreement carries on a small business.

small business lease means a lease under which the leased premises are to be wholly or predominantly used for carrying on a small business, other than a retail shop lease under the Retail Shop Leases Act 1994.

small business lease dispute means a dispute about a small business lease, or about the use or occupation of leased premises under a small business lease, other than a small business franchise dispute.