Part III: Pre Hearing Conference

7. Pre Hearing Conference

7.01 The Superintendent may direct the parties to participate in pre hearing conferences for the purposes of:

(a) identifying and simplifying issues;
(b) identifying facts or evidence that may be agreed upon;
(c) exchanging documents among the parties;
(d) identifying and resolving preliminary objections or procedural problems including issues relating to disclosure, witness statements, expert witnesses, particulars, examination of parties and the exchange of submissions;
(e) deciding procedural issues including the dates by which any steps in the proceeding are to be taken or begun, and estimating the duration of the hearing;
(f) considering applications for party status;
(g) the settlement of any or all of the issues;
(h) setting the date for the hearing;
(i) deciding any other matter that may aid in simplifying the proceeding or ensuring the quickest, most just and least expensive determination of the issues on their merits.

7.02 The Superintendent shall issue a procedural order setting out the results of the pre hearing conference, setting forth orders, agreements and undertakings made at the pre hearing, and setting out the date of the hearing and the issues that are to be determined.