07 November 2019
Article copied with permission from Kensington Swan. The Primary Production Select Committee has reported back to the house on the Farm Debt Mediation Bill (No 2). Article copied with permission from Kensington Swan. The Primary Production Select Committee has reported back to the house on the Farm Debt Mediation Bill (No 2). The select committee has unanimously recommended that the Bill be passed by the House with some amendments to the original bill. The Bill will require secured lenders, as a prerequisite to taking any enforcement action, to offer mediation to a farmer and participate in the process in good faith. Farmers who are in financial trouble will also be able to initiate mediation regardless of whether a default has occurred. Read more