Property Practitioners Act, 2019 (Act No. 22 of 2019)RegulationsProperty Practitioners Regulations, 2022Chapter 3 : Compliance, Enforcement and Dispute Resolution7. Notice of Mediation |
| 7.1 | A notice of mediation contemplated in section 26 (4) of the Act must be in the following format— |
[Insert Authority's letterhead]
[Insert date]
To: [Insert name of complainant] (the "Complainant")
[insert address of complainant
And
To: [Insert name of respondent] (the "Respondent")
[insert address of respondent
(the "Parties")
BY HAND
BY POST: [Insert business or residential address]
Dear [Sirs / Sir / Madam]
RE: NOTICE OF MEDIATION IN TERMS OF SECTION 26 (4) OF THE PROPERTY PRACTITIONERS ACT, NO 22 OF 2019 (THE "ACT")
| 1 | The Parties are hereby called upon to appear at [insert location] on [insert date], at [insert time] before the undersigned mediator (the "Mediator") of the Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority (the "Authority"), for the purposes of mediating a complaint [lodged by the Complainant] / [formulated by the Authority] (delete whichever is inapplicable) of [insert short description of nature of claim] against the Respondent, in respect of which complaint the Parties have already been informed in writing delivered to them either personally, or by prepaid registered mail to their business or residential address as per the Authority's records. |
| 2 | The mediation will be conducted in accordance with the procedure determined by the Mediator and attached hereto. |
| 3 | The Parties are further notified that— |
| 3.1 | neither of them is obliged to attend the mediation; and |
| 3.2 | nothing said by the Parties during the mediation may be used against the Respondent in any other legal proceedings relating to the subject matter of the complaint against him / her / it. |
Yours faithfully
___________________________
[INSERT NAME OF SIGNATORY]
Mediator
Property Practitioners Regulatory Authority