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Arbitration Act deadline

Arbitral award challenge deadline calculator

An application or appeal under sections 67, 68 or 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996 must normally be brought within 28 days of the award or, where applicable, disposal of a section 57 process.

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Rule reviewed

At a glance

What the calculator applies

Period
28 days
Trigger
Date of the award, or disposal of an applicable section 57 process
Direction
Forward from the applicable trigger date
Counting method
28 clear days in the encoded calculator record

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This will calculate: Challenge under s.67, s.68, or s.69 Arbitration Act 1996 (28 days)

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Calculation basis

How the date is counted

28 clear days in the encoded calculator record

All calendar days count because the period exceeds five days. The calculator applies its encoded court-closure adjustment.

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Exceptions and matter facts

  • A section 57 correction or additional-award process can change the trigger date.
  • The challenge route, any exhaustion requirement and the court power to extend time must be checked from the Act and current authority.

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