AMDRAS
The Australian Mediator and Dispute Resolution Accreditation Standards Board (AMDRAS) has now commenced.
The Mediator Standards Board (MSB) established in 2008 to provide a benchmark for the training and national accreditation of mediators in Australia has now been replaced by the Australian Mediator and Dispute Resolution Standards (AMDRAS).
The AMDRAS establishes the new national standards for the mediation training, accreditation and practice for mediators.
There has for some time been a view that there was a need to update and expand the nature and effect of the NMAS.
At a General Meeting of held on 5 June 2024 pursuant to a resolution of 22 March 2024 it was resolved by special resolution that:-
- the name of the MSB be changed to “Australian Mediator and Dispute Resolution Accreditation Standards Board Limited” with effective from 5 June 2024;
- the new constitution of the AMDRAS (see elsewhere under this tab) be adopted in full as the constitution of the new Company replacing the constitution of the MSB with effective from 5 June 2024;
The transition to the AMDRAS for the national accreditation of mediators was be completed on 1 July 2025.
