183 Arbitration Procedures

183 (1) Subject to this Division and the regulations, the arbitrator may conduct the hearing in the manner the arbitrator considers appropriate.

• (2) Before the hearing the parties to the arbitration must submit to the arbitrator a written statement describing the nature of the dispute and the evidence they intend to call.
• (3) The arbitrator must hold a hearing as soon as possible at a location in or near the strata corporation’s premises.
• (4) The arbitration hearing is open to all owners or tenants, unless all the parties to the arbitration agree that the hearing should be held in private.
• (5) A party may be represented at any stage of the arbitration by another person, including a lawyer.
• (6) If all parties agree, the arbitration hearing may consist of an exchange of written statements or any other procedure.

1998-43-183, effective July 1, 2000 (B.C. Reg. 43/2000).