33.1. After receiving authorization from the Minister, the Authority may enter into an agreement with a person, partnership or other organization in Québec or, after receiving authorization from the Government, with a person, partnership or other organization outside Québec to examine complaints filed, within the scope of the complaint examination and dispute resolution policy provided for in an Act referred to in section 7 by persons dissatisfied with the complaint examination procedure or its outcome.
Such an agreement may also include provisions allowing the person, partnership or organization, when the person, partnership or organization considers it appropriate, to act as a mediator if the parties agree.
The Authority may also retain the services of any natural person or any group of mediators to act as mediator or, with the authorization of the Government, enter into an agreement for that purpose with a body, partnership or a legal person other than a group of mediators.