Section 112 — District Court Act 2016: Application to set arbitral award aside
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112 Application to set arbitral award aside (1) Despite section 111(4) , the court may, on the application of a party to the proceeding,— (a) set aside an arbitral award made on a reference under section 111 ; or (b) set the award aside and, with the consent of the parties, order the proceeding or the issue in dispute to be referred to arbitration again. (2) An application under subsection (1) must be made within 10 working days after the entry of the award as a judgment or within any further time as a Judge may allow. (3) A judgment may not be enforced until an application under subsection (1) is determined. (4) On hearing an application under subsection (1), the court— (a) may consider any evidence that is placed before it; or (b) may call for evidence to be placed before it. (5) The decision of the court after hearing the application must be entered as a judgment of the court. Compare: 1947 No 16 s 61(4)–(6)
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