Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

COURT PROCEDURES RULES 2006 - REG 311

    (1)     Part 2.3 (Notice of intention to respond and defence) applies, with necessary changes, to a proceeding started by a third-party notice as if—

        (a)     the proceeding were a proceeding started by an originating process; and

        (b)     the third-party notice were the originating claim in the proceeding; and

        (c)     the defendant were a plaintiff and the third party were a defendant in the proceeding.

    (2)     The third party may, in the defence to the third-party notice, deny a plaintiff's claims against a defendant and claim a matter showing a plaintiff's claim against a defendant is not maintainable.