Who to attend conferences
32.02 Who to attend conferences
(1) Each party must attend a conciliation conference or a prehearing conference:
in the case of an individual – in person;
(b) in the case of a corporation – by an officer or employee of the corporation authorised by the corporation to attend;
(c) in the case of a firm – by all the partners, or by one or more partners with the unfettered written authority of all the other partners to attend; or
(d) in the case of the Territory – by an employee (as defined in the Public Sector Employment and Management Act 1993) of the Agency on behalf of which the Territory is conducting the proceedings who is authorised in writing by the Chief Executive Officer of that Agency to attend.
(2) An authorisation to attend a conciliation conference or prehearing conference referred to in subrule (1)(b), (c) or (d) includes an authorisation to settle the proceedings if possible.
(3) A party may be accompanied by a legal practitioner or, with the leave of the Court, by some other person who is fully instructed as to the conduct of the proceedings including the options for settlement and advice from counsel, if obtained.
(4) A party for whom physical attendance is impracticable may, with the leave of the Court obtained in accordance with rule 32.03, attend by teleconferencing.
(5) The Court may dispense with the requirement of attendance in person (whether physically or by teleconferencing) in special circumstances.
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