Arbitration Act 2001 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 8 · Award
43. Correction or interpretation of award and additional award
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A party may, within 30 days of the receipt of the award, unless another period of time has been agreed upon by the parties —
party
“party” means a party to an arbitration agreement or, in any case where an arbitration does not involve all of the parties to the arbitration agreement, means a party to the arbitration;
upon notice to the other parties, request the arbitral tribunal to correct in the award any error in computation, any clerical or typographical error, or other error of similar nature; and
upon notice to the other parties, request the arbitral tribunal to give an interpretation of a specific point or part of the award, if the request is also agreed to by the other parties.
If the arbitral tribunal considers the request in subsection (1) to be justified, the tribunal must make the correction or give the interpretation within 30 days of the receipt of the request and the interpretation forms part of the award.
arbitral tribunal
“arbitral tribunal” means a sole arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators or an arbitral institution, and includes an emergency arbitrator appointed pursuant to the rules of arbitration agreed to or adopted by the parties including the rules of arbitration of an institution or organisation;
The arbitral tribunal may correct any error of the type mentioned in subsection (1)(a) or give an interpretation as mentioned in subsection (1)(b), on its own initiative, within 30 days of the date of the award.
award
“award” means a decision of the arbitral tribunal on the substance of the dispute and includes any interim, interlocutory or partial award but excludes any order or direction made under section 28;
Unless otherwise agreed by the parties, a party may, within 30 days of receipt of the award and upon notice to the other party, request the arbitral tribunal to make an additional award as to claims presented during the arbitral proceedings but omitted from the award.
If the arbitral tribunal considers the request in subsection (4) to be justified, the tribunal must make the additional award within 60 days of the receipt of the request.
The arbitral tribunal may, if necessary, extend the period of time within which it is to make a correction, interpretation or an additional award under this section.
Section 38 applies to an award in respect of which a correction or interpretation has been made under this section and to an additional award.