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COURT PROCEDURES RULES 2006 - REG 3965

Arbitration—setting aside or amending award

    (1)     The court may, by order, set aside or amend an award made on arbitration if satisfied that—

        (a)     the award was obtained by fraud or other improper means; or

        (b)     a person included in the award as a dependant is not a dependant; or

        (c)     a person who is a dependant is not included in the award.

Note     Pt 6.2 (Applications is proceedings) applies to an application for an order, directions or leave under this rule.

    (2)     The court may give directions it considers appropriate about the conduct of a proceeding to set aside or amend an award.

    (3)     The court may give the directions under subrule (2) on application by a party or on its own initiative.

    (4)     In setting aside or amending an award, the court may make any order it considers just.

    (5)     An application to set aside or amend an award must not be made more than 6 months after the date of the award without the court's leave.

    (6)     The court may give leave only if the failure to make the application not later than 6 months after the date of the award was because of mistake, absence of the party from the ACT, or other reasonable grounds.



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