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example, statutes and court rules providing standards for | | mediators, setting limits of compulsory participation in | | mediation, and providing mediator qualifications would remain in | | force. |
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| | | The matter may be less clear if the existing provisions | | relate to the mediation privilege. Legislative notes provide | | guidance on some key issues. Nevertheless, in order to achieve | | the simplicity and clarity sought by the Act, it will be | | important in each State to review existing privilege statutes | | and specify in Section 15 which will be repealed and which | | will remain in force. |
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| | | Sec. 1. 14 MRSA Pt. 8 is enacted to read: |
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| | | This chapter may be cited as "the Uniform Mediation Act." |
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| | | In this chapter, the following terms have the following | | meanings. |
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| | | 1.__Mediation. "Mediation" means a process in which a | | mediator facilitates communication and negotiation between | | parties to assist them in reaching a voluntary agreement | | regarding their dispute. |
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| | | 2.__Mediation communication.__"Mediation communication" | | means a statement, whether oral or in a record or verbal or | | nonverbal, that occurs during a mediation or is made for | | purposes of considering, conducting, participating in, | | initiating, continuing or reconvening a mediation or retaining | | a mediator. |
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| | | 3.__Mediation party.__"Mediation party" means a person that | | participates in a mediation and whose agreement is necessary | | to resolve the dispute. |
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| | | 4.__Mediator. "Mediator" means an individual who conducts a | | mediation. |
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