Part 9Counterclaim

Part 9 Counterclaim 9.01 Defendant may counterclaim ......................................................... 32 Local Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Rules 1998 iv 9.02 Form of counterclaim ..................................................................... 32 9.03 Hearing of counterclaim ................................................................. 32 9.04 Counterclaim after judgment for plaintiff, &c. ................................. 32 10.01 Notice requiring particulars ............................................................ 32 10.02 Time for serving and filing notice ................................................... 33 10.03 Particulars to be served and filed .................................................. 33 10.04 Failure to give particulars............................................................... 33 10.05 Particulars in counterclaim............................................................. 33 11.01 When party may apply for order .................................................... 33 11.02 Affidavit or declaration required ..................................................... 34 11.03 Registrar may make order or refer to Judge .................................. 34 11.04 Party may apply for re-hearing ...................................................... 35 12.01 Joinder of claims............................................................................ 35 12.02 Joinder of parties ........................................................................... 36 12.03 Plaintiff suing for 2 or more persons .............................................. 36 12.04 Orders where joinder prejudicial, &c. ............................................. 36 12.05 Removal, addition or substitution of party ...................................... 37 12.06 Procedure for addition of party ...................................................... 37 12.07 Consolidation or hearing together.................................................. 38 13.01 When defendant may join third party ............................................. 38 13.02 Third party notice ........................................................................... 39 13.03 Claim by defendant against another defendant ............................. 39 13.04 Subsequent parties........................................................................ 40 13.05 Plaintiff may join third party............................................................ 40 13.06 Defence of third party .................................................................... 40 13.07 Separate disposal or stay of third party proceedings ..................... 40 13.08 Hearing .......................................................................................... 40 13.09 Directions....................................................................................... 41 13.10 Counterclaim ................................................................................. 41 14.01 Definitions ...................................................................................... 41 14.02 Purpose of Part.............................................................................. 42 Local Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Rules 1998 v Division 2 Stakeholder's interpleader 14.03 Stakeholder's application for interpleader order ............................ 42 14.04 Notice of claim to bailiff .................................................................. 42 14.05 Bailiff's application to stay or restrain proceedings ........................ 43 14.06 Notice to execution creditor ........................................................... 43 14.07 Consequences of admission of claim ............................................ 44 14.08 Bailiff's application for interpleader order ....................................... 44 14.09 Interpleader orders ........................................................................ 45 14.10 Neutrality of applicant .................................................................... 45 14.11 Order in several proceedings......................................................... 46 14.12 Hearing of interpleader question.................................................... 46 14.13 Default by claimant ........................................................................ 46 14.14 Bailiff's costs when decision against claimant ............................... 47 15.01 Definition........................................................................................ 47 15.02 Litigation guardian ......................................................................... 47 15.03 Person who may be litigation guardian .......................................... 48 15.04 Consent of litigation guardian ........................................................ 48 15.05 Appointment, &c., of litigation guardian by Court ........................... 48 15.06 Pleading admissions by person under disability ............................ 49 15.07 Litigation guardian liable for costs ................................................. 49 15.08 Court to approve compromise, &c. ................................................ 49 15.09 Order approving compromise, &c. ................................................. 50 15.10 Money to be paid to Public Trustee ............................................... 50 15.11 Counterclaim or claim by third party .............................................. 50 15.12 Legal practitioner's lien .................................................................. 50 16.01 Party to give discovery .................................................................. 50 16.02 List of documents .......................................................................... 51 16.03 Continuing discovery ..................................................................... 52 16.04 Request for inspection ................................................................... 52 16.05 Production ..................................................................................... 52 16.06 Copies of documents ..................................................................... 53 16.07 Audio and visual devices, &c. ........................................................ 54 16.08 Failure to give discovery or allow inspection.................................. 54 Local Court (Civil Jurisdiction) Rules 1998 vi 17.01 When interrogatories allowed ........................................................ 54 17.02 Statement where multiple parties interrogated .............................. 55 17.03 Form, serving and filing of answers ............................................... 55 17.04 Answers to interrogatories ............................................................. 55 17.05 Objections...................................................................................... 56 17.06 Who to answer............................................................................... 57 17.07 Failure to answer ........................................................................... 58 17.08 Answers as evidence ..................................................................... 58