102. The arbitrator has all the necessary powers to exercise jurisdiction, including the power to administer oaths, the power to appoint an expert and the power to rule on the arbitrator’s own jurisdiction.
If the arbitrator rules on the arbitrator’s own jurisdiction, a body may, within 30 days of being advised of the decision, ask the court to rule on the matter. A decision of the court recognizing the jurisdiction of the arbitrator cannot be appealed.
For so long as the court has not made its ruling, the arbitrator may continue the arbitration proceedings and make an award.
973-2022O.C. 973-2022, s. 102.