Ku-ring-gai Council v Ichor Constructions Pty Ltd

(2019) 99 NSWLR 260; [2019] NSWCA 2

NSW Court of Appeal

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Catchwords

1. Commercial Arbitration
2. › Role of court
3. › Termination of arbitrator's mandate
4. › Whether proceedings seeking declaration that mandate not terminated constituted 'interim measure' under s 17J or request for decision under s 14(2)
5. › Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 (NSW), ss 14, 17J
1. Commercial Arbitration
2. › Role of court
3. › Finality of court decisions
4. › Whether 'final' in s 14(3) means 'subject to no appeal'
5. › Whether appeal to Court of Appeal precluded
6. › Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 (NSW), s 14(3)
7. › UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, Art 14
1. Commercial Arbitration
2. › Arbitrator acting as mediator
3. › Power of arbitrator to act as mediator
4. › Written consent required before resumption of arbitration
5. › Whether arbitrator 'acted as a mediator'
6. › Whether written consent given under s 27D(4)
7. › Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 (NSW), s 27D
1. Commercial Arbitration
2. › Waiver of right to object
3. › Whether statutory waiver under s 4 requires actual knowledge of non-compliance
4. › Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 (NSW), s 4

Quick Take

The Court held that decisions of the Supreme Court under s 14(2) of the Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 (NSW) on termination of an arbitrator's mandate are not appealable to the Court of Appeal; the only avenue of review is for jurisdictional error or appeal to the High Court under s 73(ii) of the Constitution.