Victorian Numbered Regulations

SUPREME COURT (GENERAL CIVIL PROCEDURE) RULES 2015 (SR NO 103 OF 2015) - REG 26.01

In this Order, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires—

"business day" means a day on which the office of the Court is open as specified in Rule 3.08;

"claim" includes a counterclaim and any claim made in accordance with Order 11;

"defendant" includes a defendant by counterclaim and a party against whom a claim is made in accordance with Order 11;

"ordinarily applicable basis "means—

        (a)     in respect of costs incurred before 1 April 2013, party and party basis;

        (b)     in respect of costs incurred on or after 1 April 2013, standard basis;

"plaintiff" includes a defendant who serves a counterclaim and a party who makes a claim in accordance with Order 11.