The Law Society of WA together with the WA Dispute Resolution Association, have adapted material from similar competitions that have been conducted in New South Wales and Queensland. If the pilot is successful it is planned to conduct a full scale competition open to all WA secondary schools in 2002. Coaching of teams and judging of the competition will be undertaken by qualified mediators who have volunteered their time to assist in this exciting new program of the Francis Burt Law Education Centre. The mediation is based on fictitious community based scenario.
Mediation is a structured problem solving process.
Schools Conflict Resolution and Mediation Competition Queensland Law Society, the Law Society of New South Wales, Law Institute of Victoria. The mediator has no advisory or determinative role in regard to the content of the dispute or the outcome of its resolution, but may advise on or determine the process of mediation whereby resolution is attempted. Alternative Dispute Resolution Definitions National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council, Commonwealth of Australia. To view PDF documents, you will require Adobe Acrobat Reader. More information about PDF files and the Adobe Acrobat software can be found on the Adobe website.