New South Wales Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) An arbitrator shall not make an award in a referred action until the arbitrator has brought, or has used his or her best endeavours to bring, the parties to the action to a settlement acceptable to all of them.
(2) Where a referred action is settled, whether or not pursuant to subsection (1), the arbitrator shall make an award that gives effect to the terms of settlement.