New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WORKERS COMPENSATION COMMISSION RULES 2006 - REG 15.3

15.3 Measures to assist parties

The Commission is to take such measures as are reasonably practicable to:

(a) assist the parties to any proceedings to understand the nature of the proceedings and the legal implications of any assertion made in any documents or otherwise in the proceedings, and

(b) explain to the parties any aspect of the procedure or any decision or ruling made by the Commission in relation to the proceedings, and

(c) ensure that the parties have the fullest opportunity practicable to have their case in the proceedings considered without compromising the objectives of the Commission, and

(d) ensure that the parties have the opportunity to explore settlement in the proceedings.