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1117When is a defendant in default—generally
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1117 When is a defendant in default—generally
(1) For this division, a defendant is in default in relation to a plaintiff’s
claim for relief if—
Note Plaintiff and defendant are defined in r 20.
(i) the defendant does not file a notice of intention to respond
or defence within the time required by rule 102 (Notice of
intention to respond or defence—filing and service) or any
allowed by the court; or
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(ii) the defendant files a notice of intention to respond within
the time required by rule 102 or any further period agreed
by the parties or allowed by the court, but does not file a
defence within the time required by rule 102 or any further
period agreed between the relevant parties or allowed by
the court; or
(iii) the defendant files a conditional notice of intention to
respond that becomes an unconditional notice of intention
to respond but does not file a defence within the time
required by rule 111 (Conditional notice of intention to
respond) or any further period agreed between the relevant
parties or allowed by the court; or
(iv) the defendant files a defence but the court orders the
defence to be struck out; and
Note Subrule (1) (a) applies to a person not a party to the original proceeding
who is included as a party by a counterclaim (see r 462 (4) (a) and (5)).
(b) for a counterclaim—
(i) the defendant to the counterclaim does not file an answer
to the counterclaim within the time required by rule 466 (3)
(Counterclaim—answer to) or any further period agreed
between the relevant parties or allowed by the court; or
(ii) the defendant to the counterclaim files an answer to the
counterclaim but the court orders the answer to be struck
out; and
(c) for a third-party notice—
(i) the third party does not file a notice of intention to respond
or defence within the time required by rule 102 or any
allowed by the court; or
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(ii) the third party files a notice of intention to respond within
the time required by rule 102 or any further period agreed
by the parties or allowed by the court, but does not file a
defence within the time required by rule 102 or any further
period agreed between the relevant parties or allowed by
the court; or
(iii) the third party files a conditional notice of intention to
respond that becomes an unconditional notice of intention
to respond but does not file a defence within the time
required by rule 111 or any further period agreed between
the relevant parties or allowed by the court; or
(iv) the third party files a defence but the court orders the
defence to be struck out.
Note 1 Pt 2.3 (Notice of intention to respond and defence) applies to a third-party
notice (see r 311 (Third-party notice—notice of intention to respond and
defence)).
Note 2 Rule 425 (Pleadings—striking out) deals with striking out of defences
and answers.
Note 3 Rule 6351 (Time—extending and shortening by court order) provides for
(2) However, the defendant is not in default in relation to the plaintiff’s
claim for relief if—
(i) the proceeding is stayed under rule 1102 (Stay of debt etc
proceeding on payment of amount sought); or
(ii) the defendant files a statement under rule 1104 (Judgment
on acknowledgment of debt or liquidated demand); or
(iii) the defendant files a defence after the time required by rule
102 or any further period agreed between the relevant
parties or allowed by the court, but before a default
judgment is entered against the defendant; or
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(b) for a counterclaim—the defendant to the counterclaim files an
answer to the counterclaim after the time required by
rule 466 (3) or any further period agreed between the relevant
parties or allowed by the court, but before a default judgment is
entered against the defendant to the counterclaim; or
(c) for a third-party notice—the third party files a defence after the
time required by rule 102 or any further period agreed between
the relevant parties or allowed by the court, but before a default
judgment is entered against the third party.