Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION (AMENDMENT) (NO 36 OF 1991)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

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   1.      This Act may be cited as the Commercial Arbitration (Amendment) Act 1991.  
   2.      In this Act, “Principal Act” means the Commercial Arbitration Act 1986.1  
   3.      (1) Subject to this section, the amendments made by this Act apply in relation to an arbitration agreement (whenever made) and an arbitration under such an agreement.  
   4.      Section 4 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:  
   5.      Section 6 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:  
   6.      Section 7 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   7.      Section 12 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   8.      Section 15 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:  
   9.      Section 16 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsections (1) and (2) “an arbitration agreement” and substituting “the arbitration agreement”.  
   10.     Section 18 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   11.     Section 19 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   12.     Section 20 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section substituted:  
   13.     Section 21 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “an arbitration agreement” and substituting “the arbitration agreement”.  
   14.     Section 22 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1) “an arbitration agreement” and substituting “the arbitration agreement”.  
   15.     Section 23 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “an arbitration agreement” and substituting “the arbitration agreement”.  
   16.     Section 24 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “an arbitration agreement” and substituting “the arbitration agreement”.  
   17.     Sections 26 and 27 of the Principal Act are repealed and the following sections substituted:  
   18.     Section 28 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting “an arbitration agreement” and substituting “the arbitration agreement”.  
   19.     Section 29 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   20.     Section 31 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   21.     Section 32 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   22.     Section 33 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (2).  
   23.     Section 34 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   24.     Section 35 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (3) “An” and substituting “The”.  
   25.     Section 36 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   26.     Section 38 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   27.     Section 41 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1) “sub-section (3)” and substituting “subsection (2)”.  
   28.     Section 46 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   29.     Section 52 of the Principal Act is amended—  
   30.     Section 53 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (1) “on the application of that other party” and substituting “that other party may, subject to subsection (2), apply to that court to stay the proceedings and”.  
   31.     Section 55 of the Principal Act is amended by omitting from subsection (3) “paragraph 3 (4) (a)” and substituting “paragraph 3 (6) (a)”.