(1)

A case assessment conference must be held in the presence of a Registrar, mediator or both.

(2) The purpose of a case assessment conference is:

(a)

to enable the person conducting the conference to assess and make any recommendations about the appropriate future conduct of the case; and

(b)

to enable the parties to attempt to resolve the case, or any part of the case, by agreement.

(3)

If the case is not settled by the end of the conference, the parties must immediately attend a procedural hearing.

Note 1
A party and a party's lawyer must attend a case assessment conference and a procedural hearing (see subrule 1.08 (3) and rule 12.11).
Note 2
A party to a parenting case must disclose a copy of an expert's report no later than 2 days before a case assessment conference (see paragraph 15.55 (1) (a)).