Mediation proceedings are confidential; communications and recordings are inadmissible, with exceptions for nonidentifying research and settlement enforcement. Section 22 mandates that mediators, mediation service providers, parties and participants keep confidential all communications and documents created for mediation, forbids audio or video recording of proceedings, and makes such communications inadmissible and not cognisable in any court, tribunal or arbitral proceeding. Mediators may disclose non identifying general information for research, reporting or training, and the confidentiality rules do not apply when disclosure of a mediated settlement agreement is necessary for registration, enforcement or challenge.