3. A midwife may not institute proceedings in respect of an account(1) before the expiry of the period granted for the application for conciliation in section 4;
(2) if there is an application for conciliation, before the expiry of the 30-day period provided for the application for arbitration in the first paragraph of section 9; and
(3) if there is an application for arbitration, until a decision is rendered by the council of arbitration.
Despite the preceding, a midwife may institute proceedings in respect of an account, with the authorization of the syndic, if the recovery of her fees could be jeopardized failing the institution of such proceedings.