Western Australian Consolidated Regulations

MAGISTRATES COURT (CIVIL PROCEEDINGS) RULES 2005 - REG 8

8 .         Making a counterclaim or third party claim

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

        (2)         The claim must be lodged and served together with —

            (a)         the relevant statement of defence referred to in rule 41B; and

            (b)         an approved form that may be used for making a response under rule 9.

        (3)         The claim may, but need not, be lodged and served together with a statement of claim in accordance with rule 41A.

        (4)         Unless these rules or an Act provides otherwise, a third party claim must be served personally.

        (5)         Unless the contrary intention appears, the provisions in these rules that apply to claims apply also to counterclaims and third party claims.

        [Rule 8 inserted in Gazette 3 Jun 2008 p. 2124; amended in Gazette 2 Jul 2010 p. 3192.]