Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2024N01028:clause:1_26
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2024N01028
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 26
Character Range: 25013–26031

26  Pre-hearing conferences by Tribunal members prior to arbitration
 (1) A Tribunal member appointed to deal with a dispute may conduct as many pre-hearing conferences as appropriate prior to the substantive hearing of the dispute.
 (2) Any pre-hearing conference will normally be by telephone, or another electronic communications medium, unless all of the parties agree to a pre-hearing conference in person.
 (3) Where a panel of three members has been appointed for an arbitration, the pre-hearing conference will normally be conducted by the presiding member. The other members may also participate in the pre-hearing conference.
         Note: Paragraph 5(4)(a) of the Rule enables the CEO to convene a preliminary conference with the parties before a Tribunal member is appointed to deal with the dispute, as part of the CEO's procedural management function (subsection 5(3) of the Rule). Section 26 also enables the Tribunal member (once appointed) to conduct further pre-hearing conferences as appropriate.