Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts16. (1) Section 36 of the Principal Act is amended by adding at the end the following subsection:
“(3) The Rules of Court may provide for or with respect to—
(a) the proceedings, or questions or issues of fact or law arising in proceedings, that may be referred by the Court to an arbitrator or referee for determination or for inquiry and report;
(b) the appointment of a Judge, the Master, the Registrar or other officer of the Court or other person as an arbitrator or referee;
(c) the fees to be paid to an arbitrator or referee;
(d) the persons by whom such a fee, or part of such a fee, is payable;
(e) the consequences of a determination or report by an arbitrator or referee;
(f) the manner in which a determination or report may be called in question;
(g) whether or not, or to what extent, a determination or report may be called in question on a matter of fact or law;
(h) the provision of the services of officers of the Court and the provision of courtrooms and other facilities for the purpose of a reference to an arbitrator or referee; and
(i) any other matters associated with a reference.”.
(2) Rules of Court made under section 3 of the Supreme Court (Arbitration) Ordinance 1990 , being such Rules as in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, are to be taken to have been made, and to continue in force, under subsection 36 (3) of the Principal Act as amended by this Act.