When is the deadline for appearance by defendant served with a statement of claim?
The catalogue records a 28 days period from Service of the statement of claim on the defendant. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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- Period
- 28 days
- Trigger
- Service of the statement of claim on the defendant
- Counting
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- UCPR r 1.12 extension or abridgement. Not computed.
- Runs in parallel with the r 14.3(1) defence period. Where the defendant unsuccessfully applies to have the statement of claim set aside, the alternative 7 day period in r 6.10(1)(a)(ii) applies and the rule expressly gives the defendant whichever of the two is the later. Corrected on verification: the pinpoint has been narrowed from r 6.10(1) to r 6.10(1)(a)(i), which is the subparagraph that actually carries the 28 days (current consolidation of the UCPR on legislation.nsw.gov.au).