7DAYS after being served with this notice:

7 DAYS after being served with this notice: (a) file a notice of appearance in accordance with Form 37B with a registrar of the Local Court at [venue]; and (b) serve a copy on the appellant. IF YOU DO NOT file and serve a notice of appearance, the Court may make the orders it considers appropriate. [signed by appellant] A prehearing conference has been listed to take place at the Court at [address of Court] at a.m./p.m. on or as soon afterwards as the business of the Court allows. All parties must attend the prehearing conference. A party may attend: (b) by an agent authorised in writing by the party; or

Local Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Rules 1998 226 (c) by a legal practitioner or, unless the Court orders otherwise, by an articled clerk or graduate clerk. With the leave of the Court, a party may attend: (a) in the case of a corporation – by an officer or employee of the corporation; (b) in the case of a firm – by a partner or employee of the firm; or (c) by some other person. A person attending a conference may be accompanied by a legal If an appellant fails to attend, the Court may dismiss the appeal or make the orders it considers appropriate. If a respondent fails to attend, the Court may hear the appeal if satisfied that this notice was properly served on the respondent. A party who is unable to attend should contact a registrar of the Local Court. A registrar may give you leave to attend by teleconferencing.

1. This notice of appeal was filed: *by the appellant in person. *for the appellant by [name of appellant's legal practitioner] of [name of firm], legal practitioner(s), of [business address in Australia including telephone, facsimile and reference numbers. If the legal practitioner is the agent of another legal practitioner, also insert the name of the principal's firm and business address including telephone, facsimile and reference numbers.]
2. The address of the appellant is:
3. The address for service of the appellant is – [If the appellant sues in person, the address in 2. If the appellant sues by a legal

Local Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Rules 1998 227 FORM 37B rule 37.05 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE [Heading as in Form 37A] TO THE APPELLANT *[Name of respondent], the *respondent/first respondent/second respondent, of [address], appears in this appeal. The address for service of the respondent named above is – [address for service]

Local Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Rules 1998 228 FORM 38A rule 38.12(1)(a) SUMMONS FOR TAXATION OF COSTS TO [IDENTIFY EACH PARTY OR OTHER PERSON TO WHOM SUMMONS IS ADDRESSED AND STATE ADDRESS OF EACH PERSON NOT A PARTY.] You are summoned to attend before the taxing officer at [address of Court] at a.m./p.m. on for the hearing of an application by [identify party] for the costs that are payable to that party by [identify party liable for costs] under [identify the judgment, etc., by which payable] to be taxed in accordance with the bill of costs served with this summons. This summons was filed by: NOTE: Whether or not you attend on the day for hearing referred to above, the costs claimed in the bill may be allowed unless, not later than 7 days before the date fixed for taxation, you file and serve on the [identify party] a notice in accordance with Form 38B identifying by list each item in the bill to which you object and stating specifically and concisely the grounds of objection to each item. Failure to file that notice amounts to an admission of the items in the bill.