Preliminary conference
27B Preliminary conference
A member or judicial registrar may arrange for each party to a proceeding, or the party’s lawyer or agent, to attend a preliminary conference.
Each party must be prepared to identify and discuss the issues in dispute in an attempt to negotiate a settlement.
If a party is represented by a lawyer or agent, the lawyer or agent must have authority to settle the matter or any issue discussed.
If agreement is reached between the parties, the member or judicial registrar may dispose of the matter in the way agreed.
A decision made under subsection (4) must be a decision the Land Court could make in the proper exercise of its jurisdiction.
If agreement is not reached, the member or judicial registrar may, with the consent of the parties, dispose of the matter without a further hearing.
A member or judicial registrar disposing of a matter under this section has the powers of the court.
A member or judicial registrar who presides over a preliminary conference may not, without leave of the parties, preside over a hearing of the same matter.
Evidence of anything said or any admission made at the conference is not admissible in the proceeding without the consent of the parties.
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