Section 93 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004 – Invitation to parties to resolve matter through mediation
Residential Tenancies Act 2004 (RTA 2004) · PART 6 – Dispute Resolution › Chapter 3 – Preliminary steps by Board (include power to refer matter to Tribunal)
Revised Act prepared by the Law Reform Commission, updated to 1 March 2026. Amendments made after that date are not included.
(1)Unless the steps (if any) taken under section 92 have resulted in the parties agreeing a resolution of the matter concerned, the Board shall request each of the parties to state whether he or she consents to the dispute being the subject of mediation under section 95.
(2)If each of the parties states, in response to that request, that he or she consents to the dispute being the subject of such mediation the Board shall arrange for the matter to be the subject of mediation by a person appointed by it from amongst the panel of mediators under section 164(4).
(2A) …
(3)If any of the parties fails to respond to a request under subsection (1) or responds by stating that he or she does not consent to the matter concerned being the subject of mediation under section 95, the Board shall arrange for the matter to be the subject of adjudication under section 97 by a person appointed by it from amongst the panel of adjudicators under section 164(4).
(4)This section is subject to section 94.
Provisions referred to
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- Section 92Initial steps that may be taken by Board to resolve matters referred
- Section 94Exceptions to section 93: direct reference of matter to Tribunal, etc
- Section 95Mediation
- Section 97Adjudication
- Section 164Mediators and adjudicators
Provisions referring to this one
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- Section 94Exceptions to section 93: direct reference of matter to Tribunal, etc
- Section 95Mediation
- Section 97Adjudication
- Section 101Provisions common to mediators and adjudicators
- Section 109Power of Board to make procedural rules