Article (17)
Subject to the duties and powers of the Director stipulated in Article (16) of this Statute,
the administrative body of DIAC will, under the Director's supervision, exercise the duties
and powers to:
1. receive applications for arbitration and conciliation, other applications for dispute
settlement, any responses thereto, and all relevant documents; and notify the parties
to the dispute thereof;
2. provide the parties to disputes, upon their request, with names of arbitrators,
conciliators, and dispute settlement experts and specialists depending on their
qualifications, experience, and areas of expertise;
3. prepare a summary of each dispute, and submit the same to the Executive Committee
together with a copy of the arbitration application;
4. create a register to keep the files of arbitration and conciliation applications filed with
DIAC; and maintain original copies of the awards rendered in respect thereof;
5. provide information on arbitration and conciliation, and explain the procedures adopted
in dispute resolution;
6. develop the forms required for facilitating the arbitration and conciliation procedures;
7. create, maintain, and update an electronic register of the names, addresses, and areas
of expertise of arbitrators, conciliators, experts, and DIAC members;
8. submit to the Director reports on achieved tasks and on future plans that are required
for achieving the objectives of DIAC;
9. submit proposals for developing the arbitration and conciliation process;
10. record and maintain the minutes of meetings of the Board of Trustees, the Executive
Committee, and Sub-committees;
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11. publish and supervise periodicals and other publications of DIAC;
12. organise and participate in symposia, lectures, training courses, and workshops on
dispute settlement through arbitration and conciliation;
13. cooperate with other specialised local and international arbitral institutions and
arbitration centres in fields that promote the objectives of DIAC. This includes
exchanging expertise and lists of arbitrators, conciliators, and experts;
14. manage the correspondence and communications that are required for the
achievement of the objectives of DIAC, and that enable DIAC to exercise its duties
and functions under this Statute;
15. notify the parties to disputes of the date, time, and venue of arbitration hearings where
so requested by arbitral tribunals, arbitrators, or conciliators; and
16. exercise any other duties or powers that are assigned to it by the Director or that are
required for running the daily business of DIAC.
Chapter Five
Financial Affairs
Financial Resources of DIAC
