Victorian Consolidated Legislation

House Contracts Guarantee Act 1987 - SECT 21A

Arbitration provisions11

21A. Arbitration provisions11





(1) If a provision of a domestic building work contract requires any dispute
to be referred to arbitration, that provision shall on and from the
commencement of section 163 of the Domestic Building Contracts and Tribunal
Act 1995 be deemed to be a requirement to refer the matter for determination
by the Tribunal.

(2) Subsection (1) applies despite anything to the contrary in the domestic
building work contract.

(3) Despite subsection (1), if a dispute under a domestic building work
contract had been referred to arbitration before the commencement of section
163 of the Domestic Building Contracts and Tribunal Act 1995 and had not been
determined before that commencement the arbitration may be continued and
completed as if that section had not been enacted.

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