Arbitration (Civil Actions) Act 1983 ARBITRATION (CIVIL ACTIONS) REGULATION 1999 - Made under the Arbitration (Civil Actions) Act 1983 - As at 1 June 2005 - Reg 247 of 1999 TABLE OF PROVISIONS TABLE OF PROVISIONS 1. Name of Regulation 2. Commencement 3. Definition 4. Nomination of arbitrator 5. Monetary limit below which an action referred to arbitration is not to be reheard 6. Prescribed period for application for order for rehearing after discontinuance of rehearing 7. Repeal ARBITRATION (CIVIL ACTIONS) REGULATION 1999 - REG 1 Name of Regulation 1 Name of Regulation This Regulation is the Arbitration (Civil Actions) Regulation 1999. ARBITRATION (CIVIL ACTIONS) REGULATION 1999 - REG 2 Commencement 2 Commencement This Regulation commences on 1 July 1999. ARBITRATION (CIVIL ACTIONS) REGULATION 1999 - REG 3 Definition 3 Definition (1) In this Regulation: "the Act" means the Arbitration (Civil Actions) Act 1983. (2) The explanatory note does not form part of this Regulation. ARBITRATION (CIVIL ACTIONS) REGULATION 1999 - REG 4 Nomination of arbitrator 4 Nomination of arbitrator For the purposes of section 5 (5) of the Act: (a) a nomination of a barrister for appointment as an arbitrator is to be made by The New South Wales Bar Association, and (b) a nomination of a solicitor for appointment as an arbitrator is to be made by The Law Society of New South Wales, and (c) a nomination is to be made in writing: (i) signed by the President, or by a Vice-President, of the nominating body, and (ii) addressed to the person authorised to make the appointment. ARBITRATION (CIVIL ACTIONS) REGULATION 1999 - REG 5 Monetary limit below which an action referred to arbitration is not to be reheard 5 Monetary limit below which an action referred to arbitration is not to be reheard For the purposes of section 18A of the Act, the prescribed amount is the amount equal to the jurisdictional limit of the Small Claims Division of the Local Court (that is, the amount for the time being specified or referred to under section 12 (3) of the Local Courts (Civil Claims) Act 1970). ARBITRATION (CIVIL ACTIONS) REGULATION 1999 - REG 6 Prescribed period for application for order for rehearing after discontinuance of rehearing 6 Prescribed period for application for order for rehearing after discontinuance of rehearing For the purposes of section 18D (2) (a) of the Act, the prescribed period is: (a) 28 days, or (b) if the court, on application made to it within that period of 28 days, allows a longer period—that longer period. ARBITRATION (CIVIL ACTIONS) REGULATION 1999 - REG 7 Repeal 7 Repeal (1) The Arbitration (Civil Actions) Regulation 1994 is repealed. (2) Any act, matter or thing that, immediately before the repeal of the Arbitration (Civil Actions) Regulation 1994, had effect under that Regulation is taken to have effect under this Regulation. ARBITRATION (CIVIL ACTIONS) REGULATION 1999 - NOTES Note: The Regulation is to be repealed on the commencement of Sch 4 to the Civil Procedure Act 2005 No 28. ARBITRATION (CIVIL ACTIONS) REGULATION 1999 - NOTES His Excellency the Governor, with the advice of the Executive Council, has made the following Regulation under the Arbitration (Civil Actions) Act 1983. Attorney General. ARBITRATION (CIVIL ACTIONS) REGULATION 1999 - NOTES Explanatory note The object of this Regulation is to repeal and remake, with minor changes only, the provisions of the Arbitration (Civil Actions) Regulation 1994. The new Regulation deals with the following matters: (a) the procedure for nominating persons as arbitrators, (b) the monetary limit below which a court may not order the rehearing of certain actions that have been determined by arbitration, (c) the prescribed period for an application for an order for a rehearing of an action after a notice of discontinuance has been filed. This Regulation is made in connection with the staged repeal of subordinate legislation under the Subordinate Legislation Act 1989 and comprises matters of a machinery nature. This Regulation is made under the Arbitration (Civil Actions) Act 1983, including sections 5, 18A, 18D and 20 (the general regulation making power). ARBITRATION (CIVIL ACTIONS) REGULATION 1999 - NOTES Historical notes The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes: _____________________________________________________________ |_____________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________| |_____________________________________________________________| Table of amending instrumentsArbitration (Civil Actions) Regulation 1999 published in Gazette No 66 of 4.6.1999, p 3776.