Section 99A — Resource Management Act 1991: Mediation

99A Mediation (1) A consent authority may refer to mediation a person who has made an application for a resource consent and some or all of the persons who have made submissions on the application. (2) The authority may exercise the power in subsection (1) — (a) either— (i) at the request of 1 of the persons; or (ii) on its own initiative; and (b) only with the consent of all the persons being referred; and (c) only for the purpose of mediating between the persons on a matter or issue. (3) Mediation under this section must be conducted by— (a) a person to whom the authority delegates, under section 34A , the power to mediate; or (b) a person whom the authority appoints to mediate, if the authority is the person who has made an application for a resource consent. (4) The person who conducts the mediation must report the outcome of the mediation to the consent authority. Section 99A was inserted, as from 10 August 2005, by section 58 Resource Management Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 87). See sections 131 to 135 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.