Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

SUPREME COURT AMENDMENT RULES 2003 (NO 2) (NO 26 OF 2003) - REG 4

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3     Service of claim

    (1)     The applied provisions apply in relation to a third-party claim and to the proceeding begun by the claim as if—

        (a)     the third-party claim were an originating application and the proceeding begun by the claim were an action; and

        (b)     the defendant issuing the third-party claim were a plaintiff, and the person against whom it is issued a defendant, in that action.

    (2)     In this rule:

"applied provisions" means—

        (a)     order 2 rules 18A to 18D (which are about service of originating applications); and

        (b)     order 10 (Service of documents in Australia); and

        (c)     order 12 (Service of documents outside Australia).