The National Alternative Dispute Resolution Advisory Council (NADRAC) was an Australian independent body that provided policy advice about
alternative dispute resolution
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR), or external dispute resolution (EDR), typically denotes a wide range of dispute resolution processes and techniques that parties can use to settle disputes with the help of a third party. They are used for ...
(ADR) to the
Attorney-General of Australia
The Attorney-GeneralThe title is officially "Attorney-General". For the purposes of distinguishing the office from other attorneys-general, and in accordance with usual practice in the United Kingdom and other common law jurisdictions, the Aust ...
. NADRAC was established in October 1995
and concluded in late 2013. NADRAC's functions were laid down by its charter.
NADRAC Charter
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NADRAC was an independent non-statutory body, with funding provided through the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department. It provided expert policy advice to the Attorney-General on the development of ADR and promoted the use of alternative dispute resolution.
The body concluded its work following the government decision to simplify and streamline government business. NADRAC made substantial contributions to the development and promotion of ADR in Australia, publishing reports and papers on the topic.
Council members
* Jeremy Gormly SC (chair)
* Professor Nadja Alexander
* Dr Andrew Bickerdike
* Mr David Fredericks
* Ms Dianne Gibson
* The Hon Justice Andrew Greenwood
* Ms Margaret Halsmith
* Mr Tom Howe QC
* Mr Peter Kell
* Mr Stephen Lancken
* Ms Helen Marks
* Ms Lindsay Smith
* Professor Tania Sourdin
See also
* Mediation
Mediation is a structured, interactive process where an impartial third party neutral assists disputing parties in resolving conflict through the use of specialized communication and negotiation techniques. All participants in mediation are ...
* Mediation in Australia
References
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Defunct Commonwealth Government agencies of Australia