Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999

If the parties to an appeal agree as to the orders the Court of Appeal will be asked to make by consent, the appeal may be listed for hearing by the Court of Appeal even though a directions conference has not been held.

If the parties agree as to the substantive orders the Court of Appeal will be asked to make by consent but are in dispute as to the order for costs, the appeal may be listed for hearing even though no record has been prepared and no directions conference has been held, unless the Court of Appeal orders otherwise.