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FEDERAL COURT RULES 2011 (SLI NO 134 OF 2011) - RULE 18.04

Default by claimant

         (1)   A stakeholder may apply to the Court for an order that the claimant and those claiming under the claimant be barred from starting or continuing a proceeding against the stakeholder and those claiming under the stakeholder if:

                (a)    a claimant has been served with an application for relief by way of interpleader and does not appear at the hearing; or

               (b)    a claimant does not comply with an order made on the application.

         (2)   An order under subrule (1) does not affect the claimants' rights amongst themselves.



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