---
title: "Analyse recognition or enforcement of an award under the Arbitration Act 1996"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution/review-an-award-for-enforcement-or-set-aside-points/new-zealand"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A6-T1-R7-NZ"
practice_area: "Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["NZ"]
last_reviewed: "2026-09-23"
---

# Analyse recognition or enforcement of an award under the Arbitration Act 1996

> List the award date, seat, convention relied on, and any article 34 or 36 refusal grounds mentioned in the draft.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution/review-an-award-for-enforcement-or-set-aside-points/new-zealand  
Last reviewed: 2026-09-23

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution](https://ailawframework.com/practice/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List the award date, seat, convention relied on, and any article 34 or 36 refusal grounds mentioned in the draft. |
| What the lawyer must review | Apply Arbitration Act 1996 Schedule 1 Chapter 8 Apply articles 35 and 36 to foreign-seat awards too Open the court AI guidelines before any High Court filing Do not use an IAA pathway |
| Written for | New Zealand |
| Applies to | [Review an award for enforcement or set-aside points](https://ailawframework.com/practice/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution/review-an-award-for-enforcement-or-set-aside-points.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List the award date, seat, convention relied on, and any article 34 or 36 refusal grounds mentioned in the draft.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 23 September 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The English texts of the 1923 Protocol, the 1927 Convention and the 1958 New York Convention are in Schedule 3.

## Sources

- [Arbitration Act 1996](https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1996/99/en/latest/) (checked 2026-09-23)
- [Courts of New Zealand: GenAI guidelines — Lawyers (7 December 2023)](https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/6-Going-to-Court/practice-directions/practice-guidelines/all-benches/20231207-GenAI-Guidelines-Lawyers.pdf) (checked 2026-09-23)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*