(1) The President may convene a conference.
(2) The President:
(a) must determine the place where, and the time when, a conference is to convene; and
(b) must give written notice of that time and place to each party.
(3) The President may permit a member of the Takeovers Panel, a party to the proceedings or a person who may attend a conference to attend the conference by:
(a) telephone; or
(b) video conference; or
(c) any other means of communication approved by the President.
(4) A conference for which permission has been given under subregulation (3) may be held at 2 or more places at the same time.
(5) A person mentioned in subregulation (3) who attends a conference in accordance with a permission under that subregulation is taken to be present at the place where, and the time when, the conference is convened, as determined by the President for paragraph (2)(a).