Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) Before deciding the application, the Court may order a mediation conference to be convened for the purposes specified by the Court.
(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the conference may be convened for one or more of the following purposes:
(a) establishing the circumstances giving rise to the application;
(b) reviewing an arrangement that has been made for the care of the child;
(c) making recommendations about the arrangement for the care of the child;
(d) arriving at an agreement on the best means of safeguarding the wellbeing of the child.
(3) The Court:
(a) must appoint someone (the convenor ) who has the qualifications or experience prescribed by regulation to convene the conference; and
(b) may direct that:
(i) the conference be convened at a specified time and place; and
(ii) specified persons (including parties to the proceedings and any other persons) are to attend the conference.
(4) A person required to attend the conference may be represented by someone appointed by the person.
(5) The regulations may make any provision for the conference, including the following:
(a) any procedural and reporting requirements for the conference;
(b) the appointment of a person to represent the interests of the child in the conference;
(c) the making of any agreement arising from the conference;
(d) the powers and functions of the convenor.