The Legal Framework for Arbitration
General Information
UNCITRAL Model-Law based: Yes (with amendments as adopted in 2006).
Legal Provisions: Australia distinguishes between international and domestic arbitrations. For international arbitration, the applicable law is the International Arbitration Act 1974. For domestic arbitrations, the Commercial Arbitration Acts govern.
Arbitral Institutions
Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA)
Australian Disputes Centre (ADC)
Resolution Institute
Perth Center for Energy and Resources Arbitration (PCERA)
ICC Australia
Multilateral Conventions
New York Convention: Yes (ratification/accession: 26 March 1975); reservations: none.
ICSID Convention: Yes (ratification: 2 May 1991; entry into force: 1 June 1991).
Energy Charter Treaty: Yes (ratification/accession: pending); provisional application of Part VII.
Last updated February 2019