(1) The Minister may, for the purposes of ensuring that information sessions concerning mediation are available (in this Act referred to as a "mediation information session"), at a reasonable cost and in suitable locations, to parties to relevant proceedings and having had regard to the matters specified in subsection (2) -

(a) prepare and publish a scheme for the delivery of such sessions, or

(b) approve a scheme for the delivery of such sessions prepared by a person other than the Minister.

(2) A scheme referred to in subsection (1) may include provisions in relation to any of the following:

(a) the nature and operation of mediation in respect of a relevant dispute;

(b) the role of the mediator in a mediation in respect of a relevant dispute;

(c) the types of mediation settlements available in a mediation in respect of a relevant dispute;

(d) the benefits of mediation over court-based resolutions in respect of a relevant dispute;

(e) the costs of mediation;

(f) a statement that legal advice may be sought by the parties at any time during the mediation.