Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

MAGISTRATES COURT (MINOR CASES PROCEDURE) RULES 2005 - REG 9

9 .         How to respond to a claim

        (1)         If a claim has been made against you, you must complete the response served with the claim and lodge it with the Court within 14 days after the claim was served.

        (2)         Your response may, but need not, be lodged and served together with a statement of defence in accordance with rule 25B.

        (3)         After you lodge your response, the Court will give a copy of it to the party which made the claim against you and to every other party to your case.

        [Rule 9 amended in Gazette 3 Jun 2008 p. 2140.]