N.J. Admin. Code § 2:76-18.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 12, June 17, 2024

Section 2:76-18.3 - Certification and assignment of mediators

(a) Persons interested in becoming certified agricultural mediators shall contact the Committee in writing.

(b) In order to be qualified as an agricultural mediator, each mediator shall be certified as having satisfied the requirements of a Committee-approved agricultural mediation training session, which shall be a minimum of 18 hours of core mediator knowledge and skills training, including role-play simulations of mediated disputes, as provided by the Committee.

(c) The Committee shall certify each mediator who has satisfactorily completed the requirements of the Committee.

(d) Certified agricultural mediators shall be placed on the Committee's certified list according to where they reside, in alphabetical order based on their last names.

(e) The certified list shall be divided into three regions: Northern New Jersey (representing the counties of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, Sussex and Warren), Central New Jersey (representing the counties of Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Somerset and Union) and Southern New Jersey (representing the counties of Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Camden, Cumberland, Gloucester, Ocean and Salem).

(f) Mediators shall be selected and assigned cases on a rotating basis from the certified list representing the geographic region where the dispute occurs.

1. In the event the selected mediator is unavailable for the assigned mediation, the next mediator on the certified list in the appropriate region shall be assigned to the case.

N.J. Admin. Code § 2:76-18.3