New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

16 Issues conference

• (1) After the Disciplinary Tribunal has received an application under section 248 of the Act, the chairperson must, as soon as is reasonable in the circumstances, convene an issues conference with the parties.

  (2) The case officer must, as soon as the chairperson has fixed a date, time, and place for the issues conference, give written notice of that decision to the applicant and—

  • (a) the New Zealand Law Society, if the applicant is a lawyer or an incorporated law firm; or

  • (b) the New Zealand Society of Conveyancers, if the applicant is a conveyancing practitioner or an incorporated conveyancing firm.

  (3) At the issues conference, the chairperson may—

  • (a) give any directions permitted under regulation 32:

  • (b) either—

    • (i) set the matter down for hearing; or

    • (ii) fix a date, time, and place for a setting down conference with the parties.