sec.430Contents of affidavit

### sec.430 Contents of affidavit Except if these rules provide otherwise, an affidavit must be confined to the evidence the signatory for the affidavit could give if giving evidence orally. However, an affidavit for use in an application because of default or otherwise for relief, other than final relief, may contain statements based on information and belief if the signatory for the affidavit states the sources of the information and the grounds for the belief. For an application because of default, see chapter 9 (Ending proceedings early), part 1 (Default). On assessment, all or part of the costs of an affidavit not complying with these rules or unnecessarily including copies of or extracts from documents may be disallowed. r 430 amd 2009 SL No. 162 s 2 sch; 2022 SL No. 49 s 5 (sec.430-ssec.1) Except if these rules provide otherwise, an affidavit must be confined to the evidence the signatory for the affidavit could give if giving evidence orally. (sec.430-ssec.2) However, an affidavit for use in an application because of default or otherwise for relief, other than final relief, may contain statements based on information and belief if the signatory for the affidavit states the sources of the information and the grounds for the belief. For an application because of default, see chapter 9 (Ending proceedings early), part 1 (Default). (sec.430-ssec.3) On assessment, all or part of the costs of an affidavit not complying with these rules or unnecessarily including copies of or extracts from documents may be disallowed.