Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards under s 8 of the International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth) will not be refused on public policy grounds merely because the award's enforcement involves safety concerns in a highly regulated activity, because the court will assume regulators will ensure compliance. Complaints about an arbitrator's factual or legal errors, including errors as to the identity of contracting parties, do not constitute breaches of natural justice warranting refusal of enforcement unless real unfairness and real practical injustice are demonstrated. Non-parties to an arbitration have no entitlement to notice of the proceedings, and the inter partes nature of arbitration does not render the subject matter incapable of arbitration.
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