New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

32 Chairperson may convene conference and give directions

• (1) For the purposes of the just, efficient, and expeditious conduct of proceedings, the chairperson may convene a conference of the parties or counsel representing the parties.

  (2) The conference may—

  • (a) be convened at any time before the day of the hearing or after the hearing has commenced; and

  • (b) be held by a personal attendance of those involved or by telephone conference or video link.

  (3) At the conference, the chairperson may—

  • (a) direct a party to—

    • (i) file, within a time that the chairperson thinks fit, any affidavits, documents, or lists of documents relating to any of the matters at issue; and

    • (ii) promptly serve on every other party a copy of each document filed:

  • (b) direct or permit a party to file and serve any affidavits, documents, or lists of documents in reply, within a time that the chairperson thinks fit:

  • (c) direct the order in which the parties must present their cases at the hearing, having regard to the onus of proof on any particular issue:

  • (d) direct a party charged to file and serve, within a time that the chairperson thinks fit, a schedule of admissions or denials of the charges made against that party:

  • (e) subject to section 239 of the Act and notwithstanding regulation 25, direct that the evidence at the hearing be given by affidavit or orally, or partly by affidavit and partly orally:

  • (f) direct any party to file and serve on every other party written submissions within a time that the chairperson thinks fit:

  • (g) give any other directions that the chairperson thinks fit for the purposes described in subclause (1).

  Compare: SR 1984/224 r 34A