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3964 Arbitration—award
(1) If the court makes findings in support of an award in favour of a party
on an arbitration, the party must prepare draft terms of the award for
making by the court.
Note If a form is approved under the Court Procedures Act 2004, s 8 for this
provision, the form must be used.
(2) The party preparing draft terms of the award must, not later than
7 days after the day the court makes the findings, give a copy of the
draft terms to each other party to the arbitration.
(3) Each other party to the arbitration must, not later than 7 days after the
day the party receives a copy of the draft terms—
(a) endorse the party’s agreement on the draft terms; or
(b) object to the draft terms.
(4) If the draft terms of the award are agreed, the draft terms must be
given to the registrar for making by the court.
(5) A party objecting to the terms must ask the registrar to list the matter
before the court.
Note The party must, as soon as possible, ask the registrar to list the matter (see
Legislation Act, s 151B (Doing things for which no time is fixed)).
(6) After the award is made by the court, the registrar must serve a sealed
copy of the award on each party to the arbitration.
(7) The court may at any time correct a clerical error in an award made
on an arbitration.
Workers compensation—awards Division 3.13.11
Rule 3965