Before the stage of a formal hearing is reached, there usually will be at least one preliminary conference between the parties, convened by the AAT. The main purposes of a conference (sometimes conducted by telephone) are to:
Where parties reach agreement at a conference or at any point prior to the hearing, a memorandum of agreement is usually drafted and presented to the Tribunal which then makes an Order in those terms if it has the power to do so.
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