Section 33
Taxation of costs
of International Arbitration Act
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Section 33
(1)
Any costs directed by an award to be paid shall, unless the award otherwise directs, be taxable by the arbitrator.
(2)
Unless the fees of the arbitral tribunal have been fixed by a written agreement or such agreement has provided for determination of the fees by a person or an institution agreed to by the parties, any party to the arbitration may require that such fees be taxed by the arbitrator.
(3)
A certificate signed by the arbitrator on the amount of costs or fees taxed shall form part of the award of the arbitral tribunal.
(4)
The Chief Justice may, by notification published in the Gazette, appoint any other person to exercise the powers of the taxation of costs under subsection (1).