New South Wales Law Reform Commission

To the Honourable P E J Collins BA, LLB, MP

Attorney General for New South Wales

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

TRAINING AND ACCREDITATION OF MEDIATORS

Dear Attorney General,

We make this Report pursuant to the reference from the then Honourable R Mulock, LLB, MP, Attorney General for New South Wales, to this Commission dated 20 January 1988.

Hon R M Hope QC

(Chairman)

Assoc Professor David Weisbrot

(Commissioner)

Professor Helen Gamble

(Commissioner)

September 1991

Terms Of Reference

On January 20,1988 the then Attorney General for New South Wales, the Honourable R Mulock, LLB, MP, made the following reference to the Commission.

To inquire into and report on:

(a) the need for training and accreditation of mediators;

(b) any related matter.

Participants

Commissioners

For the purpose of the reference a Division was created by the Chairman in accordance with s12A of the Law Reform Commission Act 1967. The Division comprised the following members:

The Hon R M Hope QC (1990- )

Professor Helen Gamble (1988- )

Associate Professor David Weisbrot (1990- )

Keith Mason QC (1989-1990)

Ms Eva Leamer (1988-1989)

Mr Ronald Sackville (1988-1990)

Executive Director

Peter Hennessy

Research and Writing

Adrienne Bailey

Librarian

Ms Beverley Caska

Word Processing and Desktop Publishing

Mrs Nozveen Khan

Ms Nancy Klein

Mrs Shirley Lucke

Mr Richard Turner

Administrative Assistance

Ms Zoya Howes

Honourary Consultant to the Commission

Professor Jennifer David