83Regulations

83 Regulations

(1)  The Governor may make regulations for the purposes of this Act.

(2)  The regulations may prescribe procedures and give to the Court discretion in relation to the adoption of procedures.

(3)  The regulations may –

(a) prescribe the manner of nomination or selection of a Special Arbitrator for the purposes of any particular arbitration; and

(b) prescribe the matters in respect of which a Special Arbitrator may or must not arbitrate; and

(c) [Section 83 Subsection (3) amended by No. 9 of 2011, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Oct 2012] regulate the proceedings before a Special Arbitrator either specifically or by reference to the Commercial Arbitration Act 2011 , and any regulations made under that Act, as in force from time to time; and

(d) provide for the recovery of any costs awarded by a Special Arbitrator.

(4)  The regulations may contain provisions of a savings or transitional nature and such provisions may take effect on the proclaimed day or on a later day.

(5)  Regulations may be made so as to apply differently according to matters, limitations or restrictions, whether as to time, circumstance or otherwise, specified in the regulations.

(6)  The regulations may –

(a) provide that a contravention of, or a failure to comply with, any of the regulations is an offence; and

(b) in respect of such an offence, provide for the imposition of a fine not exceeding 25 penalty units and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding 2 penalty units for each day during which the offence continues.