3945Dispute resolution conference—listings etc

3945 Dispute resolution conference—listings etc (1) Each application for arbitration must be listed for a dispute resolution conference. (2) However, if the court considers it appropriate, the court may make any of the following orders: (a) an order dispensing with the requirement to hold a dispute resolution conference; (b) an order excusing a party from attending a dispute resolution conference; (c) any other order about a dispute resolution conference. (3) In making an order, the court must take into account— (a) the extent to which the parties have complied with their obligations under the Workers Compensation Act 1951; and

Rule 3946 (b) whether information required for the conference has been made available by each party to the application to all other parties; and (c) the likelihood of the dispute being settled at the conference.