TASIn ForceRegulation
Supreme Court Rules 2000
434Amended pleading to meet amendment
Start here
Get a plain-English read of 434
Turn the raw legal text into a practical explanation grounded in Supreme Court Rules 2000.
434 Amended pleading to meet amendment
(1) Subject to any order made under rule 427(1) , if a party amends a pleading under rule 427(4) , rule 428 , 429 or rule 430 the opposite party is to plead to the amended pleading or amend its own pleading to meet the amended pleading within the later of –
(a) the period the opposite party then has to plead; or
(b) 8 days after the delivery of the amended pleading.
(2) If a party pleads before the delivery of an amendment and does not plead or amend as required by subrule (1) , that party is taken to rely on the original pleading in answer to the amendment.