“This will strengthen the Territory’s capacity to resolve matters quickly and fairly, giving greater certainty to business and industry”, Boothby said.
Ciarb Australia’s NT branch was officially launched at the William Forster chambers in Darwin on 14 August. The event was attended by former Ciarb global president Professor Doug Jones AO and Professor Janet Walker CM, CanArbWeek’s founding chair.
“Our presence in the ‘Top End’ is to address the growing demand for arbitration (both domestic and international) through promotion, training and accreditation that carry globally recognised qualifications”, Ciarb Australia president Geoff Farnsworth said. “That we will be based in Darwin, Australia’s most northern port capital city and the hub of a thriving economy on the door-step of the most dynamic region on the planet means there will be opportunities for practitioners to be qualified and meet the demand for arbitrating disputes in a wide range of sectors including major infrastructure and construction, transport, energy and resources, maritime, sport, finance, IT, tourism, the arts, media and government schemes”.