Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
Where there is a vacancy in the office of arbitrator or umpire (whether or not an appointment has previously been made to that office) and –
the Court may, on the application of a party to the arbitration agreement, make an appointment to fill the vacancy.(a) neither the provisions of the arbitration agreement nor the provisions of this Act (other than this section) provide a method for filling the vacancy;
(b) the method provided by the arbitration agreement or this Act (other than this section) for filling the vacancy fails or for any reason cannot reasonably be followed; or
(c) the parties to the arbitration agreement agree that, notwithstanding that the provisions of the arbitration agreement or of this Act (other than this section) provide a method for filling the vacancy, the vacancy should be filled by the Court –