Result of alternative dispute resolution may be enforced
12H Result of alternative dispute resolution may be enforced
If an agreement reached as a result of alternative dispute resolution is recorded in a written instrument and signed by both the
Commission and the parties to the agreement, then—
a copy of the instrument must be given to each party;
and
in the event that a party to the agreement fails to carry out the party's obligations under the agreement—the other party may apply to the
Magistrates Court for an order enforcing the terms of the agreement.
An application to the Magistrates Court under subsection (1) is a minor statutory proceeding for the purposes of paragraph (c) of the definition of minor statutory proceeding in section 3(1) of the
Magistrates Court
Act 1991.
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