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(LRC Revised)
Statutory Text (1 Articles)
Number 27 of 2017
MEDIATION ACT 2017
REVISED
Updated to 1 January 2019
Changes to legislation
as of 10 July 2026, this Act is up to date with all changes known to be in force.
This Revised Act is an administrative consolidation of the
Mediation Act 2017
. It is prepared by the Law Reform Commission in accordance with its function under
the
Law Reform Commission Act 1975
(3/1975) to keep the law under review and to undertake revision and consolidation
of statute law.
All Acts up to and including
Central Bank (National Claims Information Database) Act 2018
(42/2018), enacted 27 December 2018, and all statutory instruments up to and including
Criminal Justice (Suspended Sentences of Imprisonment) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order
2019
(S.I. No. 1 of 2019), made 3 January 2019, were considered in the preparation of
this Revised Act.
Disclaimer: While every care has been taken in the preparation of this Revised Act,
the Law Reform Commission can assume no responsibility for and give no guarantees,
undertakings or warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or up to date nature
of the information provided and does not accept any liability whatsoever arising from
any errors or omissions. Please notify any errors, omissions and comments by email
to
revisedacts@lawreform.ie.
Number
27
of
2017
MEDIATION ACT 2017
REVISED
Updated to 1 January 2019
CONTENTS
PART 1
Preliminary and General
1. Short title and commencement
2. Interpretation
3. Scope
4. Regulations
5. Expenses
PART 2
Mediation in General
6. Mediation
7. Agreement to mediate
8. Role of mediator
9. Codes of practice
10. Confidentiality
11. Enforceability of mediation settlements
12. Council
13. Reports of Council
PART 3
Obligations of Practising Solicitors and Barristers as regards Mediation
14. Practising solicitor and mediation
15. Practising barrister and mediation
PART 4
Role of Court in Mediation, etc.
17. Mediator report to court
16. Court inviting parties to consider mediation
18. Effect of mediation on limitation and prescription periods
19. Adjourning court proceedings to facilitate mediation
20. Fees and costs
21. Factors to be considered by court in awarding costs
22. Amendment of Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004
PART 5
Mediation Information Sessions
23. Mediation information sessions in family law and succession proceedings
PART 6
Amendment of other Acts
24. Amendment of Guardianship of Infants Act 1964
25. Amendment of Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989
26. Amendment of Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996
SCHEDULE
Minimum Requirements in Relation to Council
Acts Referred to
Arbitration Act 2010
(No. 1)
Child Abduction and Enforcement of Custody Orders Act 1991
(No. 6)
Child Care Acts 1991 to 2015
Children and Family Relationships Act 2015
(No. 9)
Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004
(No. 31)
Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010
(No. 24)
Customs Act 2015
(No. 18)
Domestic Violence Acts 1996 to 2011
Enforcement of Court Orders Act 1940
(No. 23)
Family Home Protection Act 1976
(No. 27)
Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996 (No. 33)
Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Act 1976
(No. 11)
Family Law Act 1981
(No. 22)
Family Law Act 1995
(No. 26)
Finance (Tax Appeals) Act 2015
(No. 59)
Finance Act 2001
(No. 7)
Guardianship of Infants Act 1964
(No. 7)
Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989
(No. 6)
Legal Services Regulation Act 2015
(No. 65)
Maintenance Act 1994
(No. 28)
Property Values (Arbitrations and Appeals) Act 1960
(No. 45)
Protection of Children (Hague Convention) Act 2000
(No. 37)
Status of Children Act 1987
(No. 26)
Succession Act 1965
(No. 27)
Taxes Consolidation Act 1997
(No. 39)
Workplace Relations Act 2015
(No. 16)
Number
27
of
2017
MEDIATION ACT 2017
REVISED
Updated to 1 January 2019
An Act to facilitate the settlement of disputes by mediation, to specify the principles
applicable to mediation, to specify arrangements for mediation as an alternative to
the institution of civil proceedings or to the continuation of civil proceedings that
have been instituted; to provide for codes of practice to which mediators may subscribe;
to provide for the recognition of a body as the Mediation Council of Ireland for the
purposes of this Act and to require that Council to make reports to the Minister for
Justice and Equality as regards mediation in the State; to provide, by means of a
scheme, an opportunity for parties to family law proceedings or proceedings under
section 67A(3) or
117
of the
Succession Act 1965
to attend mediation information sessions; to amend the
Guardianship of Infants Act 1964
, the
Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989
and the
Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996
; and to provide for related matters.
[2
nd October
, 2017]
Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows
CONTENTS
PART 1
Preliminary and General
1. Short title and commencement
2. Interpretation
3. Scope
4. Regulations
5. Expenses
PART 2
Mediation in General
6. Mediation
7. Agreement to mediate
8. Role of mediator
9. Codes of practice
10. Confidentiality
11. Enforceability of mediation settlements
12. Council
13. Reports of Council
PART 3
Obligations of Practising Solicitors and Barristers as regards Mediation
14. Practising solicitor and mediation
15. Practising barrister and mediation
PART 4
Role of Court in Mediation, etc.
17. Mediator report to court
16. Court inviting parties to consider mediation
18. Effect of mediation on limitation and prescription periods
19. Adjourning court proceedings to facilitate mediation
20. Fees and costs
21. Factors to be considered by court in awarding costs
22. Amendment of Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004
PART 5
Mediation Information Sessions
23. Mediation information sessions in family law and succession proceedings
PART 6
Amendment of other Acts
24. Amendment of Guardianship of Infants Act 1964
25. Amendment of Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989
26. Amendment of Family Law (Divorce) Act 1996
SCHEDULE
Minimum Requirements in Relation to Council
Number
27
of
2017