Part 1General Provisions

Part 1 General Provisions Section 6 page 10 Commercial Arbitration Act 2017 Effective: 02/07/19 R3 02/07/19 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au (b) the parties to an arbitration agreement have agreed, in writing, that the Magistrates Court is to have jurisdiction under this Act and that agreement is in force; the functions are to be performed, in relation to that agreement, by the Magistrates Court, as the case requires. Note This section differs from the Model Law to the extent that it relates to functions conferred on the court with respect to domestic commercial arbitrations that are not referred to in the Model Law. Arbitration agreement Part 2 Section 7 R3 02/07/19 Commercial Arbitration Act 2017 Effective: 02/07/19 page 11 Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au Part 2 Arbitration agreement