Contesting this claimContesting this claim

## Contesting this claim If you want to contest this claim, you must take any action set out in the attached process as being necessary to contest the claim. 4If you want to contest this claim, you must also file an appearance5 in the \[issuing court\]. You have only 216 days after receiving the attached process to do so. The appearance5 must contain 7an address in Australia where documents can be left for you or sent to you. 8your address. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ > Note: 1If the person to be served is not described in the process as a “defendant” substitute the correct description. > Note: 2Omit if the court of issue is a Supreme Court. > Note: 3Omit if court of issue is not a Supreme Court. > Note: 4If the defendant need not enter an appearance (as defined in section 14 of the Act) in order to contest the claim, omit this paragraph and the remainder of the form. > Note: 5If the document that must be filed is not called an appearance, substitute the correct name. > Note: 6If the issuing court has allowed a shorter period than 21 days for filing an appearance, substitute that shorter period and disregard the next paragraph. > Note: If the law of the State or Territory of issue would allow a longer period than 21 days for filing an appearance in the case of service within the State or Territory, substitute that longer period. If that law would allow different periods for service within the State or Territory, depending on the place of service, and at least one of those periods would be longer than 21 days, substitute the longest of those periods. > Note: NB: This note is a summary, for guidance only, of subsections 17 (1) and (1A) of the Act. The applicable period under those provisions must be stated. > Note: 7Omit if appearance is not required to set out an address for service. > Note: 8Omit if appearance is required to set out an address for service. Form 2 (section 31) Service and Execution of Process Act 1992