Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

MAGISTRATES COURT (MINOR CASES PROCEDURE) RULES 2005 - REG 8

8 .         How to make a counterclaim or third party claim

        (1)         If you want to make a counterclaim or third party claim you must lodge the approved form.

        (2)         You must lodge your claim together with your statement of defence referred to in rule 25B.

        (3)         Your claim may, but need not, be lodged and served together with a statement of claim in accordance with rule 25A.

        (4)         Unless these rules or an Act says otherwise, if your claim is a third party claim it must be served personally on the party you are claiming against.

        [Rule 8 inserted in Gazette 3 Jun 2008 p. 2139‑40.]