When is the deadline for file third party notice without leave?
The catalogue records a 30 days period from Expiry of the time limited for the service of a defence. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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Calculation basis and source
- Period
- 30 days
- Trigger
- Expiry of the time limited for the service of a defence
- Counting
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- Rollovers and holidays
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- Or at any time with the leave of the Court or the written consent of the plaintiff and any other party who has appeared (r 11.05(2)(b)).
- A defendant may not file a third party notice until it has first served a defence (r 11.05(1)). Corrected on verification: the entry previously cited the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015 (Vic), which was revoked on sunset on 10 September 2025. The provision is reproduced without relevant change in the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2025 (Vic) S.R. No. 85/2025 (authorised version 003 as at 1 January 2026), and the citation has been restated to that instrument.