Supreme Court Act 1986
27AProtection of special referees, mediators and arbitrators
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27A Protection of special referees, mediators and arbitrators
S. 27A(1) amended by No. 47/2010 s. 81(2).
(1) A special referee, mediator or arbitrator to whom a proceeding, part of a proceeding or question arising in a proceeding is referred under the Rules or under the Civil Procedure Act 2010 has, in the performance of his or her duties in connection with the reference, the same protection and immunity as a Judge of the Court has in the performance of his or her duties as a Judge.
S. 27A(2) amended by No. 50/2011 s. 46(Sch. item 14.2).
(2) Subsection (1) applies despite anything to the contrary in the Commercial Arbitration Act 2011.
Pt 2 Div. 5 (Heading) inserted by No. 57/1989 s. 3(Sch. item 192.1).
Division 5—Council of Judges
No. 6387 s. 28.