Arbitration Law in Australia

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Introduction

Australia has developed a sophisticated and arbitration-friendly legal framework that distinguishes between international commercial arbitration (governed by the International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth), which adopts the UNCITRAL Model Law) and domestic arbitration (governed by uniform Commercial Arbitration Acts in each state and territory). Australia acceded to the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards in 1975, and the International Arbitration Act gives force to the Convention in Australian law. The Australian judiciary has consistently affirmed a policy of minimal judicial intervention in arbitration, upholding the finality of arbitral awards and enforcing arbitration agreements according to their terms.

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Arbitration Law in Australia

Introduction