Attendance at prehearing conference
7.10 Attendance at prehearing conference
Each party must attend 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 in writing 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 proceeding, authorised in writing by the Chief Executive Officer of that Agency to attend.
(2) An employer who is insured must be accompanied by a representative of the insurer, authorised in writing by the insurer to attend.
(3) A party who is legally represented may be accompanied by the legal representative.
(4) A legal representative attending a prehearing conference must be fully instructed about the conduct of the proceeding and the options for settlement.
(5) If physical attendance is impracticable, a party or legal representative may, with the leave of the Court obtained in accordance with rule 7.12, attend by communication link.
(6) The Court may dispense with the requirement of attendance of a party in person (either physically or by communication link) if the Court considers it to be appropriate.
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