Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Extension of Security of Tenure Act, 1997 (Act No. 62 of 1997)Chapter V : Dispute Resolution and Courts21. Mediation |
| (1) | A party may request the Director-General to appoint one or more persons with expertise in dispute resolution to facilitate meetings of interested parties and to attempt to mediate and settle any dispute in terms of this Act. |
| (2) | The Director-General may, on the conditions that he or she may determine, appoint a person referred to in subsection (1): Provided that the parties may at any time, by agreement, appoint another person to facilitate meetings or mediate a dispute, on the conditions that the Director-General may determine. |
| (3) | A person appointed in terms of subsection (1) who is not in the full-time service of the State may, from moneys appropriated by Parliament for that purpose, be paid such remuneration and allowances as may be determined by the Minister in consultation with the Minister of Finance for services performed by him or her. |
| (4) | All discussions, disclosures and submissions which take place or are made during the mediation process shall be privileged, unless the parties agree to the contrary. |
