78. The public body and, as the case may be, the supplier or service provider must attempt to amicably settle any difficulty that may arise out of a contract in the field of information technologies by resorting to the dispute resolution clauses in the contract, if any.
If the difficulty cannot be settled in that manner, it may be referred to a court of justice or an adjudicative body, as the case may be, or to an arbitrator. In the latter case, general or special authorization from the Minister of Justice is required for public bodies referred to in subparagraph 1 or 2 of the first paragraph of section 4 of the Act.
295-2016O.C. 295-2016, s. 78.