The purposes of a compulsory conference for a proceeding are as follows—
(a) to identify and clarify the issues in dispute in the proceeding;
(b) to promote a settlement of the dispute the subject of the proceeding;
(c) to identify the questions of fact and law to be decided by the tribunal;
(d) if the proceeding is not settled, to make orders and give directions about the conduct of the proceeding;
(e) to make orders and give directions the person presiding over the conference considers appropriate to resolve the dispute the subject of the proceeding.