Dispute Negotiation. (a) Within ten (10) Business Days of service of a Notice of Dispute, an officer of each party to the Dispute must confer at least once to attempt to resolve the Dispute or to agree on methods of resolving the Dispute by other means. (b) If the Dispute has not been resolved within ten (10) Business Days of service of the Notice of Dispute, it will escalate to the second level (Second Level). The relevant Chief Executive Officers of the parties must confer at least once to attempt to resolve the Dispute or to agree on methods of resolving the Dispute by other means. (c) If the Dispute has not been resolved within ten (10) Business Days of escalation to the Second Level i.e. 20 Business Days after the Notice of Dispute, the chairperson must meet with the parties at least once to attempt to resolve the Dispute or to agree on methods of resolving the Dispute by other means. (d) If the Dispute has not been resolved within ten (10) Business Days of escalation to the chairperson i.e. 30 Business Days after the Notice of Dispute, the Mayors of the parties must confer at least once to attempt to resolve the Dispute or to agree on methods of resolving the Dispute by other means. (e) A party in compliance with this provision may terminate the Dispute resolution process being conducted under this clause 21.3 by notice in writing to the other party at any time after forty (40) Business Days following the Notice of Dispute.
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