5. A mediator must hold a mediation session or mediation sessions within 45 days after the date on which the mandate was received from the mediation service.
The mediator must communicate with the parties so they may agree on a date and time for the mediation session within 15 days after the date on which the mandate was received.
The mediation session shall be held at the place determined by the mediator or at a distance using a technological means.
O.C. 972-2003, s. 5; 586-2021O.C. 586-2021, s. 311; O.C. 1700-2022, s. 1; 881-2023O.C. 881-2023, s. 21.