Contempt proceedings arising in connection with proceedings under the Conciliation and Arbitration Act 1904 are not themselves proceedings 'in a matter arising' under the Act for the purposes of s.197A(b), because they are separate and distinct proceedings with different parties, different subject matter, and a criminal character. The contempt proceedings are themselves the relevant 'matter' for the purposes of s.197A(b).
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