(1) The court may expedite the trial of a proceeding.
(2) To expedite the trial of a proceeding, the court may do all or any of the following—(a) order the proceeding to be given priority in the allocation of a trial date, including by certifying for speedy trial;(b) make an order about any of the following—(i) setting a trial date;(ii) subject to these rules, specifying the mode of trial;(c) give a direction the court could give under chapter 10 , part 1 .