Arbitration Act 1940
Section 30
Settlement
(1) It is not incompatible with an arbitration
agreement for an arbitral tribunal to encourage settlement of the dispute and,
with the agreement of the parties, the arbitral
tribunal may use mediation, conciliation or other procedures at any time during
the arbitral proceedings to encourage settlement.
(2) If, during arbitral proceedings, the
parties settle the dispute, the arbitral tribunal shall terminate the
proceedings and, if requested by the parties and not objected to by the
arbitral tribunal, record the settlement in the form of an arbitral award on
agreed terms.
(3) An arbitral award on agreed terms shall be
made in accordance with section 31 and shall state that it is an arbitral
award.
(4) An arbitral award on agreed terms shall
have the same status and effect as any other arbitral award on the substance of
the dispute.