The application and supporting affidavit filed within the 21-day period must fairly alert the claimant to the nature of the case the company will seek to make in resisting the statutory demand, conveying by express statement or necessary inference a clear delineation of the area of controversy identifiable with one or more of the statutory grounds. An affidavit filed outside the 21-day period that raises new grounds (as opposed to expanding on grounds already identified) cannot be relied upon. The existence of a contractual dispute resolution regime does not constitute 'some other reason' under s 459J(1)(b) for setting aside a statutory demand where s 459H already provides for the resolution of genuine disputes.
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