Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations

COURT PROCEDURES RULES 2006 - REG 633

    (1)     A party who is ordered to answer interrogatories must answer an interrogatory that the party is required to answer under this division—

        (a)     from the party's own knowledge of the fact or matter raised by the interrogatory; or

        (b)     if the party does not have the knowledge—from any belief the party has about the fact or matter.

    (2)     This rule and rule 634 apply, with necessary changes, to a party that is a government, corporation or unincorporated body as if—

        (a)     a reference to the party were a reference to the person who answers the interrogatories on behalf of the government, corporation or body; and

        (b)     a reference to an employee or agent of the party were a reference to an employee or agent of the government, corporation or body.

Note     Rule 640 (Answers by governments, corporations etc) sets out who may swear an affidavit verifying answers to interrogatories.