COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION ACT 2010 - SECT 27E Disclosure of confidential information

COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION ACT 2010 - SECT 27E

27E Disclosure of confidential information

(1) The provisions of this section apply in arbitral proceedings unless otherwise agreed by the parties.

(2) The parties must not disclose confidential information in relation to the arbitral proceedings unless:

(a) the disclosure is allowed under section 27F, or

(b) the disclosure is allowed under an order made under section 27G and no order is in force under section 27H prohibiting that disclosure, or

(c) the disclosure is allowed under an order made under section 27I.

(3) An arbitral tribunal must not disclose confidential information in relation to the arbitral proceedings unless:

(a) the disclosure is allowed under section 27F, or

(b) the disclosure is allowed under an order made under section 27G and no order is in force under section 27H prohibiting that disclosure, or

(c) the disclosure is allowed under an order made under section 27I.

Note : There is no equivalent to this section in the Model Law.