|
Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration
The Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration ("ACICA") is a non-profit public company that was established in 1985. The objects of ACICA are to support and facilitate international arbitration and to promote Sydney and Australia as a venue for international commercial arbitration.
ACICA has several prominent arbitration experts on its board and also has the support of its eight corporate members, which are comprised of Australia's largest law firms and the world's largest professional services organisation. These are Allens Arthur Robinson, Blake Dawson Waldron, Clayton Utz, Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Freehills, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Minter Ellison and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
ACICA has close associations with related organisations, including the Australian Commercial Dispute Centre ("ACDC"), the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Australian Branch), the Law Institute of Victoria and the Western Australian Institute of Dispute Management. In fact, the Law Institute of Victoria and the Western Australian Institute of Dispute Management provide ACICA's Melbourne and Perth registries, respectively. ACICA also has cooperation agreements with many arbitration organisations around the world.
Further, ACICA recently established the Australian Maritime and Transport Arbitration Commission ("AMTAC"). AMTAC aims to capitalise on the skills and expertise of maritime lawyers, arbitrators, judges and scholars in Australia to make Australia an international leader in maritime and transport law.
Functions / Activities / Services
ACICA offers the following dispute resolution services:
- Administration of arbitrations and mediations
- Appointment of arbitrators and mediators
- Information on experienced international arbitration practitioners
- Information on arbitration agreements, rules and arbitration law and practice
In addition ACICA has a system of accreditation for international arbitrators and mediators and maintains a panel of international arbitrators. Further, ACICA has established a list of experienced arbitration lawyers and firms.
ACICA has promulgated a set of arbitration rules which provide an advanced, efficient and flexible framework for the conduct of arbitrations supported by administrative services provided by ACICA. The Rules can be viewed on the ACICA website at www.acica.org.au/arbitration_rules.html. ACICA has also recently developed a set of Mediation Rules. Information on ACICA's mediation services can be found at www.acica.org.au/mediation_conciliation.html.
ACICA is also involved with significant education initiatives, and has recently held a successful arbitration conference in Sydney. ACICA secured an outstanding line up of speakers for the conference, and some 215 international guests were in attendance from 21 countries. Educational initiatives are also undertaken with other bodies such as the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Australian Branch), ICC Australia and the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association.
Contact Details
|
