set a timetable outlining the steps to be taken by the parties pursuant to the directions of the Tribunal in preparation for the oral hearing of the proceedings;

fix the date for the oral hearing;

notify the parties in writing of the date and place for the oral hearing and of any timetable for that hearing; and

if it considers it necessary for the expeditious disposal of the proceedings, send the parties a report for the hearing summarising the factual context of the case and the parties' principal submissions.