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International Arbitration Act 1974

No. 136, 1974

Compilation No. 14

Compilation date: 18 February 2022

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 3, 2022

Registered: 2 March 2022

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the International Arbitration Act 1974 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 18 February 2022 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Legislation Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the series page on the Legislation Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

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Modifications

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Self‑repealing provisions

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Contents
Part I—Preliminary
1 Short title of Principal Act
2 Commencement
2A Territories
2B Act binds the Crown
2C Carriage of goods by sea
2D Objects of this Act
Part II—Enforcement of foreign arbitration agreements and awards
3 Interpretation
7 Enforcement of foreign arbitration agreements
8 Recognition of foreign awards
9 Evidence of awards and arbitration agreements
10 Evidence relating to Convention
10A Delegation by Secretary of the Foreign Affairs Department
12 Effect of this Part on other laws
13 Judiciary Act
14 Application of Part
Part III—International Commercial Arbitration
Division 1—Preliminary
15 Interpretation
Division 2—Model Law
16 Model Law to have force of law
17 Interpretation of Model Law—use of extrinsic material
18 Courts and authorities in the Model Law
18A Article 12—justifiable doubts as to the impartiality or independence of an arbitrator
18B Article 17B—preliminary orders
18C Article 18—reasonable opportunity to present case
19 Articles 17I, 34 and 36 of