(a) Except as otherwise provided in (b) and (c) of this section, a party to an agreement to arbitrate or arbitration proceeding may waive, or the parties may vary the effect of, the requirements of Alaska Stat. § 09.43.300 – 09.43.595 to the extent permitted by law.(b) Before a controversy arises that is subject to an agreement to arbitrate, a party to the agreement may not
(1) waive or agree to vary the effect of the requirements of Alaska Stat. § 09.43.320, 09.43.330(a)or(b), 09.43.350, 09.43.440(a)or(b), 09.43.530, or 09.43.550;(2) agree to unreasonably restrict the right under Alaska Stat. § 09.43.360 to notice of the initiation of an arbitration proceeding;(3) agree to unreasonably restrict the right under Alaska Stat. § 09.43.390 to disclosure of any facts by a neutral arbitrator; or(4) waive the right under Alaska Stat. § 09.43.430 of a party to an agreement to arbitrate to be represented by an attorney at a proceeding or hearing under Alaska Stat. § 09.43.300 – 09.43.595, but an employer and a labor organization may waive the right to representation by an attorney in a labor arbitration.(c) A party to an agreement to arbitrate or arbitration proceeding may not waive, or the parties may not vary the effect of, the requirements of this section, Alaska Stat. § 09.43.300(a), (c), or (d), 09.43.340, 09.43.410, 09.43.450, 09.43.470(d)or(e), 09.43.490, 09.43.500, 09.43.510, 09.43.520, 09.43.560, or 09.43.570.
