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Direct linkCumming, J. Joy; Wilson, Janice M. – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2005
This document was produced by the authors based on their research for the report "Literacy, Numeracy and Alternative Dispute Resolution," and is an added resource for further information. It contains the appendices: (1) Published statistics on mediation/alternative dispute resolution in Australian courts and tribunals over the period…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Courts, Numeracy, Conflict Resolution
Cumming, J. Joy; Wilson, Janice M. – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2005
The formal court system in Australia has long been criticised for its adversarial nature. As a result, there has been an increase in the use of alternative dispute resolution processes such as mediation. These are promoted as a means of increasing access to justice by disadvantaged groups and as an inexpensive way of solving legal or quasi-legal…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Courts, Numeracy, Disadvantaged
