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Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998
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48 Defence
(1) A person intending to defend an action is to –
(a) [Rule 48 Subrule (1) amended by S.R. 2013, No. 69, Applied:04 Sep 2013] file a defence in an approved form within 21 days after service of the claim commencing the action; and
(b) serve the defence on all other parties to the action.
(2) A defence may be filed at any time before default judgment is entered.