law: Arbitration Act 1940
  Section 67
  Role of Conciliator
  (1) The conciliator shall assist the parties
  
  in an independent and impartial manner in their attempt to reach an amicable
  
  settlement of their dispute.
  (2) The conciliator shall be guided by
  
  principle of objectivity, fairness and justice, giving consideration to, among
  
  other things, the rights and obligations of the parties, the usages of the
  
  trade concerned and the circumstances surrounding the dispute, including any
  
  previous business practices between the parties.
  (3) The conciliator may conduct the
  
  conciliator proceedings in such a manner as he considers appropriate, taking into
  
  account the circumstances of the case, the wishes the parties may express,
  
  including any request by a party that the conciliator hear oral statements, and
  
  the need for a speedy settlement of the dispute.
  (4) The conciliator may, at any stage of the conciliator
  
  proceedings, make proposals for a settlement of the dispute. Such proposals
  
  need not be in writing and need not be accompanied by a statement of the
  
  reasons  therefor .