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Gathering food for thought: First Nations peoples' approaches to peacebuilding and peacemaking in Australia

The MSB is delighted to announce its endorsement of the research report, Gathering food for thought: First Nations peoples' approaches to peacebuilding and peacemaking in Australia.

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Australia’s Mediator Accreditation System Set to Evolve in 2024

Later this year, the National Mediator Accreditation System (NMAS) will become the Australian Mediator and Dispute Resolution Accreditation Standards (AMDRAS). Why the change? What does it mean for lawyer-mediators and the legal profession?

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Australia’s Mediator Standards Board Introduces Framework for New Mediation Accreditation Tiers

Mediation professionals across Australia are likely to have a number of tiers of professional qualifications to pursue, under the new framework recently announced by the Mediator Standards Board (MSB). The proposed changes have come from an in-depth review of the National Mediator Accreditation Standards (NMAS), throughout 2021 - 2023. This is the MSBs first indication of what the new framework is likely to look like.

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Podcast: The benefits of mediation training (Lawyers Weekly Podcast)

Mediator Standards Board Deputy Chair Stephen Dickinson and fellow MSB director Linda Kochanski recently joined Lawyers Weekly to discuss the role of mediation in an evolving professional services marketplace.

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Media Release: "Playing Devil's Advocate": Reality Testing in Mediation Examined in New Report by RMIT University Researchers

New research highlights the opportunity to clarify and create guidance around the use of reality testing techniques. Dr. Lola Akin Ojelabi, Professor and Head of the Department of Law in the Graduate School of Business at RMIT University, and Senior Researcher, Dr. Alysoun Boyle, have completed a comprehensive research project on the topic of "reality testing" in the context of mediation in Australia.

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NMAS Review Update: Announcement concerning the NMAS review

The Mediator Standards Board has advanced its response to the review by Resolution Resources of the National Mediator Accreditation System. The Board’s Review Sub-committee has already spent considerable time and effort identifying and developing recommendations to be canvassed within the community. That will be done topic by topic...

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Mediator Standards Board Awards Annual Research Grant to First Nations Dispute Resolution Research Project.

The Mediator Standards Board has awarded its 2022 Annual Research Grant to a research team investigating ‘The ways in which First Nations approaches to peacebuilding and peacemaking can be recognised in association with the NMAS’.

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What might the future hold for Australia's mediator accreditation system? -- NMAS Review Recommendations Officially Released.

After completing an extensive review into Australia’s National Mediator Accreditation System, independent research firm Resolution Resources has delivered its 'Findings and Recommendations Report' to the Mediator Standards Board (the MSB).

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Mediator Standards Board bolsters mediation research with $50,000 grant

As Australia’s peak body for accredited mediators, the MSB is dedicated to complementing and supporting its member organisations in their efforts to implement the National Mediator Accreditation System (NMAS)...

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National Review of Australia’s Mediator Accreditation System Enters its Final Stages

The independent review of the National Mediator Accreditation System (NMAS), the framework governing Australia’s professional mediators, has now entered the final stages of consultation. The NMAS Review Survey launched last Monday, 14 February, and – as the consultation component of the NMAS Review – is being led by independent research firm Resolution Resources on behalf of the Mediator Standards Board (MSB).

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