33ADefinitions

33A Definitions

In this Part—

S. 33A def. of Chapter I of the Rules amended by Nos 24/2008 s. 89(a), 22/2020 s. 3.

Chapter I of the Rules means the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015;

defendant means a person against whom relief is sought in a group proceeding;

group member means a member of a group of persons on whose behalf a group proceeding has been commenced;

group proceeding means a proceeding commenced under this Part;

handicapped person means a person who is incapable by reason of injury, disease, senility, illness or physical or mental infirmity of managing his or her affairs in relation to the proceeding;

person under disability means a minor or handicapped person;

plaintiff means a person who commences a group proceeding as a representative party or a person who is substituted under section 33T(1) or 33W(3);

sub-group member means a person included in a sub-group established under section 33Q;

sub-group representative party means a person appointed to be a sub-group representative party under section 33Q.

S. 33B inserted by No. 78/2000 s. 13.