(1) An arbitrator of
section 65M arbitration or relevant property or financial arbitration may, at
any time before making an award in the arbitration, refer a question of law
arising in relation to the arbitration for determination by a single judge of
the Court.
(2) The arbitrator may
do so —
(a) on
his or her own initiative; or
(b) at
the request of one or more of the parties to the arbitration if the arbitrator
considers it appropriate to do so.
(3) The arbitrator
must not make an award in the arbitration before the judge or Family Law
Magistrate has either —
(a)
determined the question of law; or
(b)
remitted the matter to the arbitrator having found that no question of law
arises.
[Section 65O inserted: No. 35 of 2006 s. 115.]