Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts52. 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 in relation to the deceased or another party) and the authority of an arbitrator or umpire shall not be revoked by the death of that party but the 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 an Act or rule of law by virtue of which a right of action is extinguished by the death of a person.