New South Wales Consolidated ActsThe Director-General may exercise one or more of the following functions in relation to an application for arbitration:
(a) arrange a pre-arbitration conference and determine the manner in which the conference is to be held,
(b) encourage the parties, if appropriate, to seek mediation in accordance with Division 3,
(c) request the parties to provide information or documents relating to the application,
(d) refer the dispute or matter to arbitration and appoint an arbitrator,
(e) fix the date for hearing of the arbitration,
(f) appoint a technical assessor.