Summary judgment—for defendant
1147 Summary judgment—for defendant
A defendant may apply to the court for summary judgment against a plaintiff at any time after filing a notice of intention to respond or defence.
Pt 6.2 (Applications in proceedings) applies to an application under this rule.
The court may give judgment for the defendant against the plaintiff for the plaintiff’s claim for relief (or part of it) if satisfied—
that the claim (or part of it) is frivolous or vexatious; or
that there is a good defence to the claim (or part of it) on the merits; or
that the proceeding should be finally disposed of summarily or without pleadings.
The court may make any other order it considers appropriate.
Example
stay the proceeding
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