{"id":554,"date":"2016-03-03T01:17:33","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T01:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acica.org.au\/?page_id=554"},"modified":"2022-08-15T07:02:31","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T07:02:31","slug":"appointments-under-the-international-arbitration-act","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acica.org.au\/appointments-under-the-international-arbitration-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Appointments under the International Arbitration Act"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><h1>Appointments under the International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth)<\/h1>\n<p><span class=\"caps\">ACICA<\/span> has been prescribed by <a href=\"https:\/\/acica.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/International-Arbitration-Regulations-2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">regulation<\/a>, for the purposes of subsections 18(1) and 18(2) of the <span class=\"caps\">IAA<\/span>, as the authority taken to have been specified in Article 6 of the Model Law as competent to perform the appointment functions referred to in Articles 11(3) and 11(4) of the Model Law in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>Under this designation, <span class=\"caps\">ACICA<\/span> has the power to appoint arbitrators to arbitrations seated in Australia in the circumstances outlined in Articles 11(3) and (4) of the Model&nbsp;Law.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Model Law provisions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Model Law allows parties the freedom to agree on a procedure for appointing the arbitrator or arbitrators (Article 11(1)). Articles 11(3) and 11(4) of the Model Law regulate the appointment of arbitrators in certain circumstances:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Article 11(3) applies in cases where the parties have not agreed on a procedure for appointments; and<\/li>\n<li>Article 11(4) applies in cases where, notwithstanding the existence of an agreement as to a procedure by which appointments should be made, (i) one party fails to act accordingly; (ii) it has not been possible to reach an agreement in accordance with the agreed procedure; or (iii) a third party fails to perform any function entrusted to&nbsp;it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In any of the above situations, parties may apply to <span class=\"caps\">ACICA<\/span> for an appointment, unless the parties have agreed another means of making an appointment in such circumstances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Appointment Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <span class=\"caps\">ACICA<\/span>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/acica.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/ACICA-Appointment-of-Arbitrator-Rules-2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Appointment of Arbitrator Rules (2022) (Appointment Rules)<\/a> apply to all applications received by <span class=\"caps\">ACICA<\/span> for an appointment under the <span class=\"caps\">IAA<\/span>.&nbsp; The Appointment Rules establish a streamlined process through which a party can apply to have an arbitrator appointed to a dispute seated in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>A detailed outline of the appointment process under the Appointment Rules is provided <a href=\"https:\/\/acica.org.au\/appointment-process\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note: for cases being administered under the <span class=\"caps\">ACICA<\/span> Arbitration Rules, <span class=\"caps\">ACICA<\/span> Expedited Rules or <span class=\"caps\">UNCITRAL<\/span> Arbitration Rules parties should refer to those Rules with respect to the applicable appointment process.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - 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