Josepha Madigan (Dublin Rathdown, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 11:

In page 10, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following:“(5) The mediator should abide by the code of practice established under the provisionsspecified in section 9.”.

This also relates to the code of practice. Any fundamental principles of a code should have a useful set of definitions and explanations. It would need to be fundamental principles such as confidentiality, impartiality, neutrality, respect, self-determination and voluntary participation. One of the main issues consumers or those who have participated in mediations have faced is accountability. One way of helping consumers have accountability is to have a code of practice.

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