South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) Before
the Tribunal commences to hear an appeal, the Registrar must convene a
conference between the parties to the proceedings for the purpose of
attempting to resolve the matters in dispute.
(2) A member of
the Tribunal will preside over a conference, but the member who so presides
cannot be a member of the Tribunal as constituted for the purpose of hearing
the appeal.
(3) Subject to
subsection (4), evidence of anything said or done in the course of a
conference under this section is inadmissible in proceedings before
the Tribunal except by consent of all parties to the proceedings.
(4) The person
presiding over a conference under this section must report to the Tribunal on
whether a settlement was reached at the conference and, if so, the terms of
the settlement and the Tribunal may, without further inquiry, make such
determination or order as may be necessary to give effect to the settlement.