Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES AND INVESTMENTS COMMISSION REGULATIONS 2001 - REG 38

         (1)   As soon as practicable before a conference, the Panel must give to a person who may attend the conference a statement setting out:

                (a)    the matters which the Panel proposes to raise at the conference; and

               (b)    any other matter of which the Panel wishes the person to be aware for the purposes of the conference.

         (2)   At a conference with a person, the Panel is not obliged to consider matters that are not set out in the statement given to the person before the conference.

         (3)   The Panel must make and retain a transcript of the proceedings of a conference.

         (4)   If a person who may attend a conference does not attend:

                (a)    the Panel may conduct the conference in the absence of the person; and

               (b)    the person may, before the day on which the conference begins, lodge with the Panel any written submission that addresses the matters set out in the statement mentioned in subregulation (1); and

                (c)    the Panel must consider the submission in the proceedings.

39             Addresses to the Panel at conferences

         (1)   A person who attends a conference may address the Panel.

         (2)   Subject to subregulation (3), the address of a person to the Panel must only deal with matters set out in the statement given by the Panel under subregulation 38 (1) for the purposes of the conference.

         (3)   If the Panel invites a person at a conference to address the Panel on a matter, the person may address the Panel on the matter at the conference.