Civil mediation programme – Practice Direction 10 of 2012

Practice Direction 6 of 2007 created a mediation pilot programme for certain defended civil proceedings at the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria (the Court) at Broadmeadows. In Practice Direction No. 2 of 2009 the programme was extended to the Magistrates’ Court at Sunshine. In Practice Direction No. 3 of 2009 the programme was extended to the Magistrates Court at Werribee. In Practice Direction No. 5 of 2009 the programme was extended to the Magistrates Court at Latrobe Valley. Since then the programme has been extended to other venues of the Court. The Purpose of this Practice Direction to extend the civil mediation program to the Court at Bendigo.