Industrial Relations (Tribunals) Rules 2011
sec.47Response to applications
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sec.47 Response to applications
If the court, commission or registrar considers it appropriate to help effectively dispose of an application, the court, commission or registrar may direct a party to file a response to the application by a stated time. A response must be in the approved form and— admit or deny, with or without qualification, each statement of fact made in the application; and state whether the relief claimed is agreed to or opposed. A response may contain a counterclaim in response to the matters raised in the application. If the response contains a counterclaim, the counterclaim must be set out in enough detail to clearly identify the nature of the relief sought. The party must file the response and immediately serve a copy of it on the applicant and any other parties. If the party fails to file a response within the time allowed under subrule (1) , the court, commission or registrar may impose terms on the party about the party’s participation in the proceeding. r 47 amd 2017 SL No. 26 s 11 (sec.47-ssec.1) If the court, commission or registrar considers it appropriate to help effectively dispose of an application, the court, commission or registrar may direct a party to file a response to the application by a stated time. (sec.47-ssec.2) A response must be in the approved form and— admit or deny, with or without qualification, each statement of fact made in the application; and state whether the relief claimed is agreed to or opposed. (sec.47-ssec.3) A response may contain a counterclaim in response to the matters raised in the application. (sec.47-ssec.4) If the response contains a counterclaim, the counterclaim must be set out in enough detail to clearly identify the nature of the relief sought. (sec.47-ssec.5) The party must file the response and immediately serve a copy of it on the applicant and any other parties. (sec.47-ssec.6) If the party fails to file a response within the time allowed under subrule (1) , the court, commission or registrar may impose terms on the party about the party’s participation in the proceeding.
- (a) admit or deny, with or without qualification, each statement of fact made in the application; and
- (b) state whether the relief claimed is agreed to or opposed.