Interlocutory proceeding under Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act
32.4 Interlocutory proceeding under Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act
(cf Federal Court Rules 2011, rule 34.64)
Once a proceeding (the original proceeding) is commenced under the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act in relation to any person, any further proceeding for an order under that Act in relation to the same person (whether or not the further proceeding forms part of, or relates to, the original proceeding) is to be commenced by notice of motion filed in the original proceeding.
The notice of motion must be supported by an affidavit that states the material facts on which the plaintiff relies that are necessary to give the defendant fair notice of the case to be made against the defendant at the hearing of the further proceeding.
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