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NMAS Review

The Mediator Standards Board is pleased to release the Australian Mediation Dispute Resolution Accreditation Standards (“AMDRAS”)

The Mediator Standards Board embarked on a review of the Standards in 2020 in consultation with our members and training organisations and the many members of the dispute resolution community.

Version 1 of AMDRAS was released on 30 August 2023. The Board then spent 4 months in consultation with members, trainers, mediators, and key stakeholders alike.

All feedback and responses were carefully reviewed and considered. Whilst it was not possible to incorporate suggestions that were at variance, a number of common themes emerged, resulting in a considerable number of amendments.

Along with the Standards we have also released today the Guidelines and re-released the NMAS Transitional Rules.

DOCUMENTS RELEASED

AMDRAS - 1 June 2024 Guidelines for Nationally Accredited Mediators to Transition to AMDRAS AMDRAS - Guidelines for Certificate of Training (COT) AMDRAS - Guidelines for the Certificate of Assessment (COA) Mediation Simulation AMDRAS - Guidelines for Certificate of Assessment (Written) NMAS Transitional Rules
Previously released documents
DRAFT AMDRAS V1 – with appendices 1 – 4 [NEW] DRAFT AMDRAS Appendix 5 - Complaints Handling AMDRAS Review Response Form Comparison Document - NMAS and AMDRAS - August 2023
Review documents from Resolution Resources
In Conversation with Resolution Resources (Streaming Video) NMAS Findings & Recommendations - August 2022 (1.2MB) The Draft Code (1.4MB) Proposed Modifications mapped against the current NMAS (1.2MB) Part One (2 MB) Part Two (1.6 MB) Part Three (5.8 MB)