New South Wales Consolidated Acts

COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION ACT 1984 - SECT 52

52 Death of party

(1) Unless a contrary intention is expressed in the arbitration agreement, where a party to an arbitration agreement dies the agreement shall not be discharged (either as respects the deceased or any other party) and the authority of an arbitrator or umpire shall not be revoked by the death of that party but that agreement shall be enforceable by or against the personal representative of the deceased.

(2) Nothing in subsection (1) shall be taken to affect the operation of any enactment or rule of law by virtue of which a right of action is extinguished by the death of a person.