Commonwealth legislation

International Arbitration Regulations 2011

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Jurisdiction

Commonwealth

Act Number

10 of 2011

Collection

legislative instrument

Plain English Summary

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These regulations designate the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) as the official body that assists with the practical management of international arbitration cases in Australia.

What this means: International arbitration is a way of resolving disputes between parties from different countries without going to court. When parties can't agree on who should be the arbitrator (the independent person deciding the dispute), or if there are questions about the arbitrator's independence, someone needs to step in to help.

These regulations name ACICA as that "someone"—the official authority (called the "prescribed authority") that can:

Appoint arbitrators when parties disagree on who should hear their case
Rule on challenges to arbitrators regarding conflicts of interest
Handle other administrative functions under the International Arbitration Act 1974

This ensures there is a clear, recognized Australian body to keep international arbitration proceedings running smoothly when procedural disputes arise.

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International Arbitration Regulations 20111

Select Legislative Instrument 2011 No. 10

I, PROFESSOR MARIE BASHIR, AC, CVO, Administrator of the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following Regulations under the International Arbitration Act 1974.

Dated 24 February 2011

MARIE BASHIR

Administrator

By Her Excellency’s Command

ROBERT McCLELLAND

Attorney-General

1 Name of Regulations

These Regulations are the International Arbitration Regulations 2011.

2 Commencement

These Regulations commence on the day after they are registered.

3 Definition

In these Regulations:

Act means the International Arbitration Act 1974.

4 Prescribed authority

For subsections 18 (1) and (2) of the Act, the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration is prescribed.

Note

Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.

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