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Mediation Ordinance Ord. No. 15 of 2012 Section 3 :(c) whether or not a mediator is appointed at the time the agreement is made; Note— An agreement to mediate could be in electronic form—see also section 5(1) of the Electronic Transactions Ordinance (Cap. 553).

dispute (爭議) includes a difference;

mediated settlement agreement (經調解的和解協議) means an agreement by some or all of the parties to mediation settling the whole, or part, of their dispute;

mediation (調解)—see section 4;

mediation communication (調解通訊) means—
 * (a) anything said or done;
 * (b) any document prepared; or
 * (c) any information provided,

for the purpose of or in the course of mediation, but does not include an agreement to mediate or a mediated settlement agreement;

mediator (調解員) means an impartial individual referred to in section 4(1).

(2) A reference in this Ordinance to the parties to mediation does not include the mediator.

3. Objects of this Ordinance

The objects of this Ordinance are—
 * (a) to promote, encourage and facilitate the resolution of disputes by mediation; and
 * (b) to protect the confidential nature of mediation communications.