Arbitration Act 1996

2 Interpretation

• (1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

  arbitral tribunal means a sole arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators

  arbitration means any arbitration whether or not administered by a permanent arbitral institution

  arbitration agreement means an agreement by the parties to submit to arbitration all or certain disputes which have arisen or which may arise between them in respect of a defined legal relationship, whether contractual or not

  award means a decision of the arbitral tribunal on the substance of the dispute and includes any interim, interlocutory or partial award

  confidential information, in relation to arbitral proceedings,—

  • (a) means information that relates to the arbitral proceedings or to an award made in those proceedings; and

  • (b) includes—

    • (i) the statement of claim, statement of defence, and all other pleadings, submissions, statements, or other information supplied to the arbitral tribunal by a party:

    • (ii) any evidence (whether documentary or otherwise) supplied to the arbitral tribunal:

    • (iii) any notes made by the arbitral tribunal of oral evidence or submissions given before the arbitral tribunal:

    • (iv) any transcript of oral evidence or submissions given before the arbitral tribunal:

    • (v) any rulings of the arbitral tribunal:

    • (vi) any award of the arbitral tribunal

  disclose, in relation to confidential information, includes publishing or communicating or otherwise supplying the confidential information

  party means a party to an arbitration agreement, or, in any case where an arbitration does not involve all of the parties to the arbitration agreement, means a party to the arbitration.

  (2) [Repealed]

  Section 2(1) confidential information: inserted, on 18 October 2007, by section 4(1) of the Arbitration Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 94).

  Section 2(1) disclose: inserted, on 18 October 2007, by section 4(1) of the Arbitration Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 94).

  Section 2(2): repealed, on 18 October 2007, by section 4(2) of the Arbitration Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 94).