“3 Act binds the Crown

• This Act binds the Crown.

“3A Application of Convention to New Zealand

• Articles 18 and 20 to 24 and chapters II to VII of the Convention have the force of law in New Zealand in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

“4 Recognition and enforcement of awards

• “(1) An award may be enforced by entry as a final judgment of the High Court in terms of the award.

  “(2) The High Court is designated for the purposes of Article 54 of the Convention.

“4A Certificates concerning parties to Convention

• “(1) The Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade may certify that a State is, or was at the time specified, a Contracting State to the Convention.

  “(2) The certificate may state that the Convention does not apply to any territories for whose international relations the Contracting State has responsibility.

  “(3) The certificate—

  • “(a) is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, sufficient proof of the matters stated in it; and

  • “(b) must be received in evidence in any relevant proceedings.

“9 Arbitration Act 1996 does not apply

• Nothing in the Arbitration Act 1996 applies to a dispute within the jurisdiction of the Centre or to an award made under the Convention.

“10 Waiver of Centre's immunity

• For the purposes of Articles 20 and 21 of the Convention, a statement certified by a person who is or is acting as the Secretary-General of the Centre, to the effect that the Centre has waived an immunity in the circumstances specified in the statement—

  • “(a) is, in the absence of proof to the contrary, sufficient proof of the matters stated in it; and

  • “(b) must be received in evidence in any relevant proceedings.”