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Commercial Arbitration (National Uniform Legislation) Act 2011
33DCosts of abortive arbitration
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33D Costs of abortive arbitration
(1) Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the parties, if an arbitration is
commenced but for any reason fails, the Court may, on the
application of a party or the arbitral tribunal made within 6 months
after the failure of the arbitration, make such orders in relation to
the costs of the arbitration as it thinks just.
(2) For the purposes of this section, an arbitration is taken to have
failed if:
(a) a final award is not made by the arbitral tribunal before the
arbitration terminates; or
(b) an award made is wholly set aside by the Court.
(3) If the failed arbitration is a related proceedings (within the meaning
of section 27C), the Court may stay proceedings on the application
under subsection (1) pending the determination of the other
arbitration proceedings to which the failed arbitration is related.
Note for section 33D
There is no equivalent of this section in the Model Law.