Western Australian Numbered Acts

WORKERS COMPENSATION AND INJURY MANAGEMENT ACT 2023 (NO. 21 OF 2023) - SECT 339

339 .         Dismissal of proceeding

        (1)         At any stage of a proceeding an arbitrator may dismiss the proceeding, whether generally or in relation to any particular matter in dispute, on any of the following grounds —

            (a)         the proceeding is an abuse of process;

            (b)         the proceeding ought to be dismissed for want of prosecution;

            (c)         any other ground for dismissal specified in the arbitration rules.

        (2)         A proceeding may be dismissed under subsection (1) on application by a party to the proceeding or on the arbitrator’s own initiative.

        (3)         An arbitrator must not dismiss a proceeding under subsection (1) without first affording each of the parties to the proceeding a reasonable opportunity to be heard.