290ARepresentation by legal practitioner in conciliation

290A Representation by legal practitioner in conciliation (1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person who is a party to a dispute is not entitled to be represented by a legal practitioner at a conciliation conference. (2) On the submission of a party to a dispute, ACCS may agree to the party being represented by a legal practitioner at a conciliation conference, having regard to— (a) the fairness of allowing the party to be represented, including whether each party is able to represent themselves effectively; and (b) whether it would enable the matter to be dealt with more efficiently; and (c) any other matters specified in any policies and procedures of ACCS published under section 301B. (3) A legal practitioner appearing at a conciliation conference on behalf of a party in accordance with subsection (2) has the same protection and immunity as a legal practitioner has in appearing for a party in a proceeding in the Supreme Court. S. 290B inserted by No. 15/2021 s. 25.