Media & Advocacy
MSB in the media.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.
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...
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’.
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).
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)...
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).
Mediator Standards Board awards first research grant
Australia’s Mediator Standards Board has officially launched the MSB Annual Research Grant and awarded its first research project this week.
Mediation accreditation standards to be modernised
The Mediator Standards Board (MSB) has announced it will work with Melbourne-based Resolution Resources (RR) to review the National Mediator Accreditation System (NMAS) governing Australia’s professional mediators.
Mediation 2.0 is coming: Australia’s Mediator Standards Board to modernise national accreditation standards for 2021 rollout
The Mediator Standards Board (MSB) has announced it will work with Melbourne-based Resolution Resources (RR) to review the National Mediator Accreditation System (NMAS) governing Australia’s professional mediators.