(a) A privilege under Code Section 9-17-3 may be waived in a record if it is expressly waived by all mediation parties and: (1) In the case of the privilege of a mediator, it is expressly waived by the mediator; and (2) In the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is expressly waived by the nonparty participant. (b) A person that discloses or makes a representation about a mediation communication which prejudices another person in a proceeding is precluded from asserting a privilege under Code Section 9-17-3 , but only to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the representation or disclosure. (c) A person that intentionally uses a mediation to plan, attempt to commit or commit a crime, or to conceal an ongoing crime or ongoing criminal activity is precluded from asserting a privilege under Code Section 9-17-3 . Added by 2021 Ga. Laws 268,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021. (a) A privilege under Code Section 9-17-3 may be waived in a record if it is expressly waived by all mediation parties and: (1) In the case of the privilege of a mediator, it is expressly waived by the mediator; and (2) In the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is expressly waived by the nonparty participant. (b) A person that discloses or makes a representation about a mediation communication which prejudices another person in a proceeding is precluded from asserting a privilege under Code Section 9-17-3 , but only to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the representation or disclosure. (c) A person that intentionally uses a mediation to plan, attempt to commit or commit a crime, or to conceal an ongoing crime or ongoing criminal activity is precluded from asserting a privilege under Code Section 9-17-3 . Added by 2021 Ga. Laws 268,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021. (a) A privilege under Code Section 9-17-3 may be waived in a record if it is expressly waived by all mediation parties and: (1) In the case of the privilege of a mediator, it is expressly waived by the mediator; and (2) In the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is expressly waived by the nonparty participant. (b) A person that discloses or makes a representation about a mediation communication which prejudices another person in a proceeding is precluded from asserting a privilege under Code Section 9-17-3 , but only to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the representation or disclosure. (c) A person that intentionally uses a mediation to plan, attempt to commit or commit a crime, or to conceal an ongoing crime or ongoing criminal activity is precluded from asserting a privilege under Code Section 9-17-3 . Added by 2021 Ga. Laws 268,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2021. (a) A privilege under Code Section 9-17-3 may be waived in a record if it is expressly waived by all mediation parties and: (1) In the case of the privilege of a mediator, it is expressly waived by the mediator; and (2) In the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is expressly waived by the nonparty participant. (1) In the case of the privilege of a mediator, it is expressly waived by the mediator; and (2) In the case of the privilege of a nonparty participant, it is expressly waived by the nonparty participant. (b) A person that discloses or makes a representation about a mediation communication which prejudices another person in a proceeding is precluded from asserting a privilege under Code Section 9-17-3 , but only to the extent necessary for the person prejudiced to respond to the representation or disclosure. (c) A person that intentionally uses a mediation to plan, attempt to commit or commit a crime, or to conceal an ongoing crime or ongoing criminal activity is precluded from asserting a privilege under Code Section 9-17-3 .
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