Draft or audit a New Zealand-seat arbitration clause under the Arbitration Act 1996
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Extract seat, governing law, number of arbitrators, language and any opt-in or opt-out of Schedule 2 into a clause table.
- What the lawyer must review
- Apply Schedule 1 of the Arbitration Act 1996
- Check Schedule 2: opt-in for international, opt-out for other NZ-seat arbitrations
- Do not use Australian Act defaults
- Check each article number
- Written for / version
- New Zealand versionNZ
Rules that apply
The document starts from the task name. Change it if this piece of work is different.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes extracting and organising information and preparing preliminary structure or wording. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Review operative clauses in the complete document, including definitions, cross-references, schedules and inconsistencies with the instructions.
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.