5. Correction, interpretation and additional awards
Section 69 of the Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609) allows limited post-award steps to be taken. These powers are not intended to allow the tribunal to reopen the merits of the dispute.
A party may request the tribunal to correct an award within 30 days of receiving it. If justified, the tribunal must make the correction within 30 days of receiving the request. On its own initiative, the tribunal may correct such errors within 30 days of the date of the award. The correction power is limited to errors in computation, clerical or typographical mistakes, and similar accidental errors. It does not allow the tribunal to correct errors of judgment or to reconsider its reasoning.
If the parties have agreed that interpretation is available, a party may request the tribunal to interpret a specific point or part of the award. Such a request must usually be made within 30 days of receipt of the award. The tribunal must provide this interpretation within 30 days of receiving the request. Any interpretation given by the tribunal forms part of the award.
A party may also request an additional award where claims presented in the arbitration were omitted from the original award. The request must generally be made within 30 days of receipt of the award. If the tribunal considers the request justified, it must make the additional award within 60 days of the request.
The tribunal has the power to extend the time limits for these actions if necessary. It may also make any consequential changes to the award necessitated by a correction or interpretation.
A party making any of these requests must give notice to the other party. Any correction, interpretation or additional award must comply with the same formal requirements that apply to the original award, including the requirements as to writing, signature, reasons, date and place.
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