If a party does not
attend a properly convened compulsory conference —
(a) the
conference may proceed at the appointed time in the party’s absence; and
(b) if a
member of the Tribunal is presiding and all the parties present agree, the
Tribunal, constituted by that member, may —
(i)
determine the proceeding adversely to the absent party
and make any appropriate orders; or
(ii)
direct that the absent party be struck out of the
proceeding.