Default judgment is available in actions merely for possession of land under O 31 r 7 of the Supreme Court Rules (ACT), read with O 31 r 2, where the defendant has failed to deliver a defence within time. A default judgment regularly entered may be set aside under O 31 r 14 where it was entered in breach of good faith, including where a solicitor ignores or gives unreasonably short notice in response to an opposing solicitor's request for time before entering judgment.
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