Northern Territory Numbered Regulations

BUILDING (RESOLUTION OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING WORK DISPUTES) REGULATIONS (NO 43 OF 2012) - REG 46

    (1)     The convenor for a conference is one of the following persons:

(a)     for a preliminary conference – the Commissioner or a delegate of the Commissioner;

(b)     for a mediation conference – a person who has the relevant qualifications to conduct mediation;

(c)     for a conciliation conference – a person who has the relevant qualifications to conduct conciliation in relation to the matters in dispute.

    (2)     The convenor for a conciliation conference must have knowledge of one or both of the following, as appropriate:

(a)     the rights and obligations of the parties in relation to the matters in dispute;

(b)     matters relevant to residential building work.

    (3)     In relation to a consumer guarantee dispute application, the convenor for a mediation conference or conciliation conference must not take any further part in the proceeding for the application unless both parties agree.