New South Wales Consolidated Regulations New South Wales Consolidated Regulations(cf SCR Part 72A, rule 12)
(1) Unless the parties otherwise request, the arbitrator in any arbitration proceedings--(a) must make an interim award dealing with all questions of liability and the relief to be granted, and(b) must, before making any provision in an award with respect to the costs of the arbitration, give the parties an opportunity to be heard on the question of the costs of the arbitration.
(2) Subrule (1) does not apply if an offer has been accepted in accordance with this Division.