Subject to Article 6 (commencing with Section 1297.331) of this chapter, the mandate of the arbitral tribunal terminates with the termination of the arbitral proceedings.
§ 1297.323.Termination of Tribunal Mandate
Title 9.3. Arbitration and Conciliation of International Commercial Disputes · Chapter 6. Making of Arbitral Award and Termination of Proceedings · Article 5. Termination of Proceedings · Enacted 1988 · no amendments on record · Last verified July 29, 2026
In one sentenceSection 1297.323 ends the arbitral tribunal's authority over the case at the same moment the proceedings themselves terminate, subject to the tribunal's continuing but limited power under Article 6 to correct, interpret, or supplement the award.
Full Text of § 1297.323
Plain-English Summary
Once the case is over, the tribunal's job is over too -- mostly. This section ties the tribunal's mandate directly to the termination of the proceedings: when the case ends under Section 1297.321 or 1297.322, so does the tribunal's authority to act.
The qualifier matters, though. Article 6 carves out a narrow set of after-the-fact functions -- correcting clerical errors, clarifying a specific point in the award, or filling in a claim the award left out -- that the tribunal can still perform even after its general mandate has ended. So the termination isn't a complete shutdown; it closes the door on deciding the case afresh while leaving a small side door open for the housekeeping tasks Article 6 describes.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the tribunal keep any authority after the arbitration terminates?
Only the limited authority Article 6 gives it to correct, interpret, or make an additional award, not authority to reopen or redecide the case.
What ends the tribunal's mandate under this section?
The termination of the arbitral proceedings themselves, whether that happens through a final award or a termination order under Section 1297.322.
Can a party ask the tribunal to reconsider its decision after the mandate ends?
No. Only the specific correction, interpretation, and additional-award requests described in Article 6 survive the mandate's end.
Amendment History
Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 23, Sec. 1. Effective March 7, 1988.
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Last verified July 29, 2026.
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Also known as: tribunal mandate ends arbitrationarbitrator authority after final award