New South Wales Consolidated Acts

INDEPENDENT PRICING AND REGULATORY TRIBUNAL ACT 1992 - SECT 24E

24E Termination of arbitration

(1) An arbitrator may, without making a determination, terminate the arbitration at any time if the arbitrator thinks that any of the following grounds exist:

(a) the notification of the dispute was vexatious,

(b) the subject-matter of the dispute is trivial, misconceived or lacking in substance,

(c) the party who notified the dispute has not engaged in negotiations in good faith,

(d) access to the service should continue to be governed by an existing contract between the provider and the third party.

(2) In addition, if the dispute is about varying an existing determination, the arbitrator may terminate the arbitration if the arbitrator thinks there is no sufficient reason why the previous determination should not continue to have effect in its present form.