Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) Except as provided in subrule (4), every allegation of fact in a pleading shall be taken to be admitted unless it is denied specifically or by necessary implication or is stated to be not admitted in the pleading of the opposite party, or unless a joinder of issue under rule 13.13 operates as a denial of it, and a general denial of the allegations, or a general statement that they are not admitted, shall not be sufficient.
(3) Where the party pleading intends to prove facts which are different from those pleaded by the opposite party, it is not sufficient for the party merely to deny or not to admit the facts so pleaded but the party shall plead the facts he intends to prove.
(4) An allegation that a party has suffered damage, and an allegation as to the amount of damages, shall be taken to be denied unless specifically admitted.