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• President or Tribunal Member to whom matter is allocated

• Clarify issues

• Prescribe pre trial process & timetable (except trial date)

• Pre-trial disputes determined by Presiding Member

• another Tribunal Member or external Mediator

• At party's option

• In special circumstances Tribunal may mandate mediation

• Non-evaluative/facilitative

• Can happen immediately

• Report on outcome only

• another Tribunal Member (can be the Member who mediated) or Registrar

• Mandatory (can't get trial date before settlement conference) unless otherwise ordered

• After all pre-trial processes are complete

• Facilitate settlement on basis of material filed

• If mediation is held after all pre-trial processes are completed and the mediation is conducted by a Member, option to move from mediation to settlement conference seamlessly

• Conference chairperson free to conciliate and express opinion on legal merits and issues

• Transparent - parties attend

• If no resolution, trial date set

• Time limited - 2-3 hours

• Report on outcome only

• Tribunal Member to whom matter is allocated