Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) The Registrar may
make rules ( arbitration rules ) prescribing all matters that are required or
permitted by this Act to be prescribed by arbitration rules, or are necessary
or convenient to be prescribed by arbitration rules for giving effect to the
purposes of this Act.
(2) Without limiting
subsection (1), arbitration rules may make provision for or with respect
to the following —
(a) the
practice and procedure governing applications for arbitration;
(b) the
lodgment and service of documents in connection with arbitration proceedings;
(c) the
disclosure and exchange of information and documents in connection with
arbitration proceedings;
(d) the
parties to arbitration proceedings, including the joinder, misjoinder and
non-joinder of parties;
(e)
requiring the attendance by the parties at a pre-arbitration conference to
establish readiness for arbitration;
(f) the
practice and procedure governing the jurisdiction, functions and proceedings
of arbitrators;
(g) the
assessment of, and orders as to, costs, as defined in section 394;
(h)
limiting the number of medical reports that may be admitted in evidence in an
arbitration hearing;
(i)
limiting the number of expert witnesses that may be
called by any party in an arbitration hearing and otherwise restricting the
calling of expert witnesses by a party.
Note for this section:
Section 497
provides for rules as to service and facilitation of electronic processes.