Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations Without prejudice to
the general application of this Order to a counterclaim and a defence to
counterclaim, or to any provision thereof which applies to either of those
pleadings specifically —
(a)
rule 2(1) shall apply to a counterclaim as if the counterclaim were a
statement of claim and the defendant making it a plaintiff;
(b)
rules 9(2), 16, and 17 shall, with the necessary modifications apply to a
defence to counterclaim as they apply to a defence.