Section 154 - Supreme Court Rules 2000 - Appearance generally

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### 154 Appearance generally > > (1) If a person served with a writ or originating application wishes to take part in the proceedings, the person, within the period limited on the writ or application, is to – > > > > > > (a) file a notice of appearance in a registry; and > > > > > > > (b) serve the notice in accordance with [rule 157](#GS157@EN) . > > > (2) A respondent is not required to file a notice of appearance to an originating application – > > > > > > (a) under [Part 11 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-090#HP11@EN) [Legal Profession Act 1993](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1993-090) ; or > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Rule 154 Subrule (2) amended by S.R. 2012, No. 90, Applied:17 Oct 2012\]*](/view/html/inforce/2012-10-17/sr-2012-090#GS7@EN) under the [Commercial Arbitration Act 2011](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2011-013) ; or > > > > > > > (c) for interpleader relief under [Division 16](#HP7@HD16@EN) ; or > > > > > > > (d) for rectification of the register under [section 32 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1900-070#GS32@EN) [Bills of Sale Act 1900](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1900-070) ; or > > > > > > > (e) for satisfaction of a registered bill of sale to be registered under the [Bills of Sale Act 1900](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1900-070) ; or > > > > > > > (f) under [section 8 of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-090#GS8@EN) [Married Women's Property Act 1935](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1935-090) ; or > > > > > > > (g) [*\[Rule 154 Subrule (2) amended by S.R. 2004, No. 56, Applied:21 Jul 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-07-21/sr-2004-056#GS13@EN) under [rule 90(1)(zk)](#GS90@Gs1@Hpzk@EN) , [(zl)](#GS90@Gs1@Hpzl@EN) or [(zm)](#GS90@Gs1@Hpzm@EN) ; or > > > > > > > (h) for registration of a judgment under [Part X of the](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1932-058#HPX@EN) [Supreme Court Civil Procedure Act 1932](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1932-058) . > > > (3) A notice of appearance is to be in accordance with the prescribed form.