Mediation is a tried and tested dispute resolution process. It is a structured dispute resolution process that is designed to assist parties involved in a dispute to design an outcome that will not only work for them in the short term but also in the long term. A court is limited in its ability to resolve issues between litigants because of
Trade Practices cases involve such areas as price fixing, price discrimination, restraint of trade (including certain types of exclusive dealing eg. third line forcing), abuse of market power, misleading & deceptive conduct and unconscionable conduct. The Act provides certain product warranties for consumers, and extensive damages and other remedies can be awarded by the courts for breaches of the Trade