When is the deadline for application to the chief justice for appointment of a designated judge in a class action?
The catalogue records a 90 days period from The later of the date the statement of defence was served and filed, and the date the prescribed time for service and filing of the statement of defence expires without it being served and filed. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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- 90 days
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- The later of the date the statement of defence was served and filed, and the date the prescribed time for service and filing of the statement of defence expires without it being served and filed
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- With leave of the Court the application may be made at any other time (r 3-90(b)).
- Clause 4(2)(a) of The Class Actions Act requires the proposed representative plaintiff to apply for the appointment of a designated judge.