Pastoral Land Act 1992

The Tribunal may, by notice in writing to the parties to an application, require them to attend a compulsory conference before the Tribunal or a person nominated by the Tribunal and at a time and place specified in the notice, to discuss the application with a view to resolving the differences of the parties in relation to it.

If a party refuses or fails to attend a conference in accordance with a notice under subsection (1), the Tribunal may:

if the party is the applicant – refuse to consider the application further until the party attends such a conference; or

if the party is not the applicant – proceed to consider the application and make such recommendations as it thinks fit.