Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts If a matter is to be
determined by arbitration in accordance with this section —
(a) if
the parties have not signed or otherwise assented to an agreement to refer the
matter to arbitration, the matter is nevertheless to be regarded as having
been referred for arbitration under the Commercial Arbitration Act 1985 ;
(b) the
Commercial Arbitration Act 1985 applies in respect of the reference and
the arbitration; and
(c) the
determination is to be made by 2 arbitrators, one to be appointed by each
party, but this paragraph does not exclude the provisions of the
Commercial Arbitration Act 1985 that apply if a party defaults in the
exercise of a power of appointment.