As the following paragraphs show, the final text of article 17C was the result of a compromise reached at the forty-second session of the Working Group, after a particularly lengthy debate that included numerous objections and exchanges among delegates and observers. Despite the big efforts undertaken by the Working Group, article 17C has found little support around the world. Some national arbitration laws, such as Australia’s, foreclose the possibility of an arbitral tribunal issuing ex parte preliminary orders altogether.