Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations Australian Capital Territory Current RegulationsA term used in the Commercial Arbitration Act has the same meaning in this part.
Note 1 For example, the following terms are defined in the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2017-7/default.asp" title="Commercial Arbitration Act 2017">Commercial Arbitration Act
, dictionary:
• arbitration agreement
• party
• the court.
Note 2 In particular, the court is defined in the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2017-7/default.asp" title="Commercial Arbitration Act 2017">Commercial Arbitration Act
, dictionary as follows:
"the court" means, subject to section 6 (2), the Supreme Court.
Section 6 (2) provides as follows:
(2) If—
(a) an arbitration agreement provides that the Magistrates Court is to have jurisdiction under this Act; or
(b) the parties to an arbitration agreement have agreed, in writing, that the Magistrates Court is to have jurisdiction under this Act and that agreement is in force;
the functions are to be performed, in relation to that agreement, by the Magistrates Court, as the case requires.
Note This section differs from the Model Law to the extent that it relates to functions conferred on the court with respect to domestic commercial arbitrations that are not referred to in the Model Law.