FAQs regarding Mediation costs

Mediation costs in Australia vary depending upon the type of service (employer-sponsored, private or government funded) as well as the number and complexity of issues in dispute. Some government funded mediation services are free and some will require a means-tested co-contribution and most have very tight eligibility criteria and frequently have very long waiting lists. You can expect a very quick appointment for private mediation and fees to be in the range of a few hundred to a few thousand dollars, again depending upon the number and complexity of issues in dispute. Most workplace mediations costs are covered by the employer. 

Regardless of the type of mediation service, you will always find that mediation is substantially less expensive than using lawyer negotiations or court processes to resolve disputes.

Family mediation costs in Australia vary depending upon the type of service (private or government funded) as well as the number and complexity of issues in dispute. Some government funded mediation services are free and some will require a means-tested co-contribution and most have very tight eligibility criteria and frequently have very long waiting lists. You can expect a very quick appointment for private mediation and fees to be in the range of a few hundred to a few thousand dollars, again depending upon the number and complexity of issues in dispute. 

Regardless of the type of family mediation service, you will always find that pre-court family mediation is substantially less expensive than using lawyer negotiations or court processes to resolve family law disputes.

This is a matter for the participants of the divorce mediation. Frequently mediation costs are shared evenly, but sometimes one participant may pay for a greater share, or even all, of the costs if the other participant has less capacity, or willingness, to pay. This is something that your mediator can help you negotiate before commencing mediation. 

This is a matter for the participants of the mediation. Frequently mediation costs are shared evenly, but sometimes one participant may pay for a greater share, or even all, of the costs if the other participant has less capacity, or willingness, to pay. This is something that your mediator can help you negotiate before commencing mediation. 

Mediation costs are a matter for the participants of the mediation. Frequently mediation costs are shared evenly, but sometimes one participant may pay for a greater share, or even all, of the costs if the other participant has less capacity, or willingness, to pay. This is something that your mediator can help you negotiate before commencing mediation. 

If you cannot afford mediation and the other participant cannot, or will not, pay all the costs, you will need to research whether you qualify for a government funded mediation service. Please be aware that most government funded mediation services in Australia have very tight eligibility criteria and frequently have very long waiting lists. Some services are free and some will require a means-tested co-contribution. 

There are some government funded mediation services in Australia. Please be aware that most government funded services have very tight eligibility criteria and frequently have very long waiting lists. Some services are free and some will have mediation costs that are a means-tested co-contribution.