Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

COURT PROCEDURES RULES 2006 - REG 3964

    (1)     If the court makes findings in support of an award in favour of a party on an arbitration, the party must prepare draft terms of the award for making by the court.

Note     If a form is approved under the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2004-59" title="A2004-59">Court Procedures Act 2004

, s 8 for this provision, the form must be used.

    (2)     The party preparing draft terms of the award must, not later than 7 days after the day the court makes the findings, give a copy of the draft terms to each other party to the arbitration.

    (3)     Each other party to the arbitration must, not later than 7 days after the day the party receives a copy of the draft terms—

        (a)     endorse the party's agreement on the draft terms; or

        (b)     object to the draft terms.

    (4)     If the draft terms of the award are agreed, the draft terms must be given to the registrar for making by the court.

    (5)     A party objecting to the terms must ask the registrar to list the matter before the court.

Note     The party must, as soon as possible, ask the registrar to list the matter (see

, s 151B (Doing things for which no time is fixed)).

    (6)     After the award is made by the court, the registrar must serve a sealed copy of the award on each party to the arbitration.

    (7)     The court may at any time correct a clerical error in an award made on an arbitration.