Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations(1) This rule applies if a defendant to an election application to which rule 3359 applies intends to oppose the election application on a ground not mentioned in the party's statement (if any) under that rule.
(2) Not later than 7 days after the day the defendant files a notice of intention to respond, the defendant must—
(a) file in the court a statement of the grounds on which the defendant intends to rely in opposing the election application; and
(b) serve a stamped copy of the statement on the plaintiff.
Note Rule 6351 (Time—extending and shortening by court order) provides for the extending of time.
(3) The statement must set out the facts the defendant relies on with sufficient particularity to identify the ground on which the defendant opposes the election application.