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SIAC Arbitration Rules (2025)

24.1 In accordance with this Rule 24 and the Practice Notes for the time being in force:
(a) the Tribunal may, after considering the views of the parties and in consultation with the Registrar, appoint a Tribunal Secretary; or
(b) the Tribunal may, after considering the views of the parties and with the approval of the Registrar, appoint a member of the SIAC Secretariat as a Tribunal Secretary.
24.2 The duties of disclosure under Rule 20 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the appointment of any Tribunal Secretary.
24.3 The Tribunal shall not delegate any of its decision-making functions to the Tribunal Secretary. All tasks carried out by the Tribunal Secretary shall be carried out on behalf of, and under the supervision of, the Tribunal.
24.4 A Tribunal Secretary may be removed by the Tribunal. Where a member of the SIAC Secretariat is appointed as a Tribunal Secretary, the Tribunal shall consult with the Registrar before removing the Tribunal Secretary.
24.5 A party who wishes to challenge a Tribunal Secretary shall file a Notice of Challenge within 7 days from the date of the notice of appointment of the Tribunal Secretary or within 7 days from the date that the circumstances specified in Rule 26.1 which apply herein mutatis mutandis, became known or should have reasonably been known to that party.
24.6 Any challenge to the Tribunal Secretary shall be decided by the President after considering the views of the parties, the challenged Tribunal Secretary, and the Tribunal. The President shall not be required to provide reasons for the decision. The President’s decision on any challenge to a Tribunal Secretary shall be final and not subject to appeal under these Rules.
24.7 In the event of the death, incapacity, resignation, withdrawal, or removal of a Tribunal Secretary during the course of the arbitration, a substitute Tribunal Secretary may be appointed in accordance with the procedure set out in Rule 24.1 and the Practice Notes for the time being in force.
24.8 The Tribunal shall determine the terms of appointment of the Tribunal Secretary in accordance with the Practice Notes for the time being in force and after considering the views of the parties.
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