Court Procedures Rules 2006

This rule applies if a defendant to an election application to which rule 3359 applies intends to oppose the election application on a ground not mentioned in the party’s statement (if any) under that rule.

Not later than 7 days after the day the defendant files a notice of intention to respond, the defendant must—

file in the court a statement of the grounds on which the defendant intends to rely in opposing the election application; and

serve a stamped copy of the statement on the plaintiff.

Rule 6351 (Time—extending and shortening by court order) provides for the extending of time.

The statement must set out the facts the defendant relies on with sufficient particularity to identify the ground on which the defendant opposes the election application.