Joanne Law

Joanne Law is a mediator, trainer and mentor. She's the director of Mediation Institute and co-founder of Interact Support Inc. An accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner and AMDRAS Advanced Mediator, Joanne brings lived experience of mediation practice to everything Mediation Institute does. Her work is driven by a simple belief: that the work of well-trained mediators creates fairer, kinder communities — and that access to quality training and ongoing support is how we get there.

Bullying, harassment or reasonable management action? Practitioner briefing from Mediation Institute

Bullying, Harassment or Reasonable Management Action? Telling Them Apart at Work

03/10/2026

Bullying, harassment and reasonable management action are three different things in law, with different tests, different bodies hearing them and different answers to whether mediation is the right tool. How to tell them apart, including when the behaviour runs sideways between colleagues or upwards at a manager, and what happens when the complaint itself becomes the target.

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What is coercive control? Client guide from Mediation Institute

What Is Coercive Control? How You Can End Up in Jail Without Raising a Hand

30/09/2026

Coercive control leaves no bruises but is now a crime in parts of Australia. What it looks like, what the law says, and what it means for family mediation.

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Coercive Control Is Now a Crime in Four States: What Mediators, FDRPs and Lawyers Need to Know

30/09/2026

NSW and Queensland have criminalised coercive control; Victoria and South Australia have passed laws not yet in force. The four offences compared side by side, and what they mean for FDR practitioners, mediators and lawyers.

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Do You Need to Be a Lawyer to Be a Mediator? 7 Myths About Mediation Training

24/09/2026

No, you don’t need a law degree to become a mediator in Australia. We clear up 7 common myths about mediation training, AMDRAS accreditation, FDR pathways and what the work really looks like.

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Meet Mi’s Elder Mediation Specialists

22/09/2026

Meet the first two Mi Members to hold the AMDRAS Elder Mediation specialisation — Linda Denaro and Sian Dyce — plus what elder mediation is and when a family should use it.

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Have your say: help us get mediation correctly recognised by the ABS — before Friday

15/09/2026

ABS is updating how it classifies occupations like Mediator and Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner. The consultation closes 18 September 2026 — here’s what Mi has proposed, what ABS has said so far, and how you can help.

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