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Under Rule 8, a judge who sets a court proceeding for trial may also set a date for a trial preparation conference. Trial preparation conferences are short hearings before a judge in court to discuss how the trial will proceed and what, if any, additional steps must be taken to get the court proceeding ready for trial, such as exchanging documents and information, or organizing experts' reports.
<blockquote><tt>(4)The judge at the trial preparation conference may do one or more of the following:</tt></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(a) order a party to allow inspection and copying of records, specified in the order, that are or have been in the party's possession or control or, if not in that party's possession or control, are within that party's power; ...</tt></blockquote></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(f) order a party to bring to trial a record, specified in the order, that is or has been in the party's possession or control or, if not in the party's possession or control, is within that party's power; ...</tt></blockquote></blockquote>
<blockquote><blockquote><tt>(j) make any order or give any direction that the judge considers appropriate.</tt></blockquote></blockquote>
More information about trial preparation conferences can be found later in this chapter, in the section [[Family Law Trials in Provincial Court|Trials in the Provincial Court]].
===Trial preparation conferenceApplying for more information===
Under Rule 12