9Timelines for arbitration

9 Timelines for arbitration

9 Timelines for arbitration

(1) As soon as practicable after accepting an application for a dispute to be determined by arbitration under the Act, section 40, IPART must notify the parties to the dispute and the Minister of—

(a) the date on which the application was accepted, and

(b) the date, 6 months later, by which the arbitrator must endeavour to determine the dispute, referred to in the Act, section 40(8).

(2) If it appears to the arbitrator that it will not be practicable for the dispute to be determined, the arbitrator must give written notice to the parties to the dispute and the Minister of the revised date by which the arbitrator expects the dispute to be determined—

(a) by the date notified under subsection (1)(b), or

(b) if a later date has been notified under this subsection—by the later date.