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International Arbitration Act 1974
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#### 16 Model Law to have force of law
(1) Subject to this Part, the Model Law has the force of law in Australia.
(2) In the Model Law:
> arbitration agreement has the meaning given in Option 1 of Article 7 of the Model Law.
> State means Australia (including the external Territories) and any foreign country.
> this State means Australia (including the external Territories).