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17I Grounds for refusing recognition or enforcement
(Model Law art 17I)
(1) Recognition or enforcement of an interim measure may be refused
only—
(a) at the request of the party against whom it is invoked if the court
is satisfied that—
(i) such a refusal is warranted on the grounds set out in section
36 (1) (a) (i) to (iv); or
(ii) the arbitral tribunal’s decision with respect to the provision
of security in connection with the interim measure issued
by the arbitral tribunal has not been complied with; or
(iii) the interim measure has been terminated or suspended by
the arbitral tribunal or, where so empowered, by the court
of the State or other Territory in which the arbitration takes
place or under the law of which that interim measure was
granted; or
(b) if the court finds that—
(i) the interim measure is incompatible with the powers
conferred on the court unless the court decides to
reformulate the interim measure to the extent necessary to
adapt it to its own powers and procedures for the purposes
of enforcing that interim measure and without modifying
its substance; or
(ii) any of the grounds set out in section 36 (1) (b) (i) or (ii)
apply to the recognition and enforcement of the interim
measure.
(2) Any determination made by the court on any ground in subsection (1)
is effective only for the purposes of the application to recognise and
enforce the interim measure.