2Definitions and rules of interpretation

2 Definitions and rules of interpretation

2 Definitions and rules of interpretation

(cf Model Law Art 2)

(1) In this Act:

arbitral tribunal means a sole arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators.

arbitration means any domestic commercial arbitration whether or not administered by a permanent arbitral institution.

arbitration agreement—see section 7.

confidential information, in relation to arbitral proceedings, means information that relates to the arbitral proceedings or to an award made in those proceedings and includes the following:

(a) the statement of claim, statement of defence and all other pleadings, submissions, statements or other information supplied to the arbitral tribunal by a party,

(b) any information supplied by a party to another party in compliance with a direction of the arbitral tribunal,

(c) any evidence (whether documentary or otherwise) supplied to the arbitral tribunal,

(d) any notes made by the arbitral tribunal of oral evidence or submissions given before the arbitral tribunal,

(e) any transcript of oral evidence or submissions given before the arbitral tribunal,

(f) any rulings of the arbitral tribunal,

(g) any award of the arbitral tribunal.

disclose, in relation to confidential information, includes publishing or communicating or otherwise supplying the confidential information.

domestic commercial arbitration—see section 1.

exercise a function includes perform a duty.

function includes a power, authority or duty.

interim measure—see section 17.

Model Law means the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (as adopted by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on 21 June 1985, and as amended by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law on 7 July 2006).

party means a party to an arbitration agreement and includes:

(a) any person claiming through or under a party to the arbitration agreement, and

(b) in any case where an arbitration does not involve all of the parties to the arbitration agreement, those parties to the arbitration agreement who are parties to the arbitration.