Arbitration agreements
5Separability
(1)
An arbitration agreement which forms (or was intended to form) part only of an agreement is to be treated as a distinct agreement.
(2)
An arbitration agreement is not void, voidable or otherwise unenforceable only because the agreement of which it forms part is void, voidable or otherwise unenforceable.
(3)
A dispute about the validity of an agreement which includes an arbitration agreement may be arbitrated in accordance with that arbitration agreement.