Div 4Response and reply

Division 4 Response and reply 14 Response to application — Form 3A (1) A respondent to an application in accordance with Form 3 may file and serve a response to the application in accordance with Form 3A. (2) In a response under subrule (1): (a) the respondent must: (i) indicate the facts set out in the application with which the respondent disagrees; and (ii) set out briefly and precisely the orders that the respondent will ask the court to make; and (b) the respondent may: (i) if the respondent consents to an order sought by the applicant — indicate the consent; or (ii) ask the court to make another order; or (iii) ask the court to dismiss the application; or (iv) seek orders in a cause of action other than the cause of action set out in the application. 15 Applicant’s reply in certain circumstances — Form 3B If a respondent files and serves a response that seeks orders in a cause of action (except the cause set out in the relevant application), the applicant may file and serve a reply, in accordance with Form 3B, to the response.