Queensland Consolidated Regulations

UNIFORM CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES 1999 - REG 143

143 Possession of land

(1) A person who is not named in a claim as a defendant in a proceeding for the possession of land may file a notice of intention to defend if the person files an affidavit showing the person is in possession of the land either directly or by a tenant.

(2) Subject to rule 69 , a person who files a notice of intention to defend under subrule (1) becomes a defendant by virtue of the notice and must—

(a) when filing the notice, file an application to the court for directions; and

(b) serve a copy of the notice, the affidavit mentioned in subrule (1) and the application mentioned in paragraph (a) on every other party to the proceeding.

(3) A notice of intention to defend under this rule may be confined to a specified part of the land.