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title: "Notice of arbitration (ACICA Rules, with UNCITRAL and ad hoc variants)"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution/notice-of-arbitration"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a6-notice-of-arbitration"
area_id: "A6"
kind: "court-document"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
law_stated_as_at: "2026-10-17"
---

# Notice of arbitration (ACICA Rules, with UNCITRAL and ad hoc variants)

> An original notice of arbitration that contains everything the ACICA Rules require, with variants for UNCITRAL and ad hoc arbitrations, plus checks on conditions precedent, commencement and limitation before it is sent.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution/notice-of-arbitration  
Law stated as at: 2026-10-17

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## Key facts

- Kind: Court document. A document filed or served in a court or tribunal.
- Practice area: [Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution.md)
- Jurisdictions: Australia, New South Wales, International / cross-border
- AI level: Yellow. AI can help in set ways. A lawyer checks specific points before use.
- Law stated as at: 2026-10-17
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-10-17 against the 4 authorities it cites, for Australia, New South Wales and International / cross-border.

## When to use it

Use to start an arbitration under the ACICA Arbitration Rules, or adapt it for an arbitration under the UNCITRAL Rules or an ad hoc domestic arbitration. Do not send it until any negotiation or mediation steps in the dispute resolution clause have been completed or excused.

## How AI may be used

AI may produce a first draft from the arbitration clause, the facts brief and the chosen rules' required contents, but the lawyer confirms the clause, conditions precedent, commencement date and relief.

**AI may:**

- Draft the notice from the clause, facts brief and the rules' list of required contents
- Check the draft against each required element and list anything missing
- Prepare the annexure index and the transmission checklist

**AI must not:**

- Must not decide whether conditions precedent have been satisfied or waived
- Must not calculate limitation dates or decide when the arbitration commences
- Must not put the counterparty's confidential documents into a tool that does not keep them confidential

**The lawyer checks:**

- The arbitration clause relied on is the operative one and is copied accurately
- Pre-arbitration steps are complete, excused or properly addressed
- The commencement date under the rules and the statute is worked out against limitation
- The notice, fee and copy to the respondent are sent as the rules require

## Authorities

- [ACICA Arbitration Rules 2021, arts 6, 7 and 26](https://acica.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ACICA_Rules_2021-WFF7.pdf)
- [International Arbitration Act 1974 (Cth) Sch 2 (UNCITRAL Model Law) arts 21, 23](https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A00192/latest/text)
- [Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 (NSW) s 21](https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2010-061)
- [UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (2021) art 3](https://uncitral.un.org/en/texts/arbitration/contractualtexts/arbitration)

## Official form

[Official form](https://acica.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ACICA_Rules_2021-WFF7.pdf)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/arbitration-and-alternative-dispute-resolution/notice-of-arbitration and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

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