57Application and interpretation

#### 57 Application and interpretation 57 Application and interpretation > > (1) This Division applies to a claim for contribution (the new cross-claim) made by a defendant (including a cross-defendant) to a claim (the original claim)— > > > > > (a) when proceedings on the new cross-claim are commenced after the original claim has been settled or determined, but only if the original claim was commenced by statement of claim filed on or after 1 July 2005, or > > > > > (b) when separate proceedings are commenced by a defendant following a failure to comply with the requirements to file and serve a cross-claim under clause 25. > > > (2) The plaintiff on the new cross-claim is referred to in this Division as the initiating defendant and a defendant on the new cross-claim is referred to as a new defendant. The defendants (including any cross-defendants) on the original claim are referred to as the original claim defendants.