2012年6月，澳大利亚联邦法院独任审判员判决，从澳大利亚运输货物的航次租约中，外国仲裁条款无效且不能强制执行。2013年9月18日，由三人组成的合议庭推翻了这一判决。从此，澳大利亚法院将承认并执行航次租约中的外国仲裁条款，即从此承认并执行所有种类租约中的外国仲裁条款。
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Australia: Foreign Arbitration Agreements in Australian Voyage Charterparties No Longer Void – Recent Appeal Overturns 2012 Case
In June 2012, a single Judge of the Federal Court of Australia held that foreign arbitration agreements in voyage charterparties for the carriage of goods from Australia were void and unenforceable. On 18 September 2013, a three panel bench of the Full Court overturned that decision. The result is that Australian courts will recognise and enforce foreign arbitration agreements in voyage charterparties, indeed, in all forms of charterparty.
See attached file: Foreign Arbitration Agreements in Australian Voyage Charterparties No Longer Void – Recent Appeal Overturns 2012 Case.pdf
