Northern Territory Numbered Regulations Northern Territory Numbered Regulations(1) The purpose of a mediation conference is to provide for a process in which the parties to an application are able to:
(a) identify the matters in dispute; and
(b) develop options, consider alternatives, and attempt in good faith to reach an agreement.
(2) In conducting the conference, the convenor must apply the principles of natural justice and, in particular, must:
(a) give each party every opportunity to be heard; and
(b) allow proper consideration by each party of any written statement submitted by the other party.
(3) The convenor:
(a) acts only as a facilitator at the conference; and
(b) has no advisory role about the matter in dispute; and
(c) must not decide the matter in dispute.
(4) However, the convenor may advise on, or decide, the process of mediation for resolution of the dispute.