24BGeneral duties of parties

24B General duties of parties (1) The parties must do all things necessary for the proper and expeditious conduct of the arbitral proceedings. (2) Without limitation, the parties must without undue delay— (a) comply with any order or direction of the arbitral tribunal with respect to any procedural, evidentiary or other matter; and (b) take any necessary steps to obtain a decision (if required) of the court with respect to any function conferred on the court under section 6. (3) A party must not wilfully do, or cause to be done, any act to delay or prevent an award being made. Note There is no equivalent of this section in the Model Law.

Conduct of arbitral proceedings Part 5 Section 25 R3 02/07/19 Commercial Arbitration Act 2017 Effective: 02/07/19 page 31 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au