18.—(1) A registrar shall not, for the purpose of any court proceedings which relates to or is connected with a dispute referred to a mediator of a Community Mediation Centre, issue —
(a)
a subpoena for the attendance before the court of the mediator, the Director or any member of the staff, employee or officer of the Community Mediation Centre; or
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(b)
a subpoena for the production to the court of any of the records or documents of the Centre,
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unless the registrar is satisfied that, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, such attendance or production is necessary for the fair disposal of the case or to save costs.
(2) Where an order is made by the registrar under subsection (1)(b), it shall be sufficient compliance for the Centre to produce certified true copies of any of the records or documents and such copies shall, subject to section 19, be admissible as evidence of the facts stated or contained therein.
(3) For the purposes of this section —
“court” includes an arbitral tribunal;
“registrar” means —
(a)
the Registrar, the Deputy Registrar or an Assistant Registrar of the Supreme Court, in any case where proceedings are taken in the High Court (other than the Family Division thereof) or the Court of Appeal;
(b)
the registrar, the deputy registrar or an assistant registrar of the Family Justice Courts, in any case where proceedings are taken in the Family Division of the High Court, a Family Court or a Youth Court; or
(c)
the registrar or a deputy registrar of the State Courts, in any case where proceedings are taken in a State Court.