Supreme Court Rules 1987

(1) This rule applies to a citation other than a citation to see a proceeding.

(2) In settling the citation, the Court shall fix the time limited by the citation for answer to it.

(3) Subject to subrule (4), the time limited by the citation for answer to it shall be:

(a) in the case of service in the Territory – 14 days;

(b) in the case of service outside the Territory, but within the Commonwealth – 28 days;

(c) in any other case – 42 days.

(4) The Court may, in settling the citation, fix a shorter or longer period for each of the periods referred to in subrule (3).

(5) Where the applicant for issue of the citation wishes a shorter or longer period to be fixed, he shall include in his request for issue of the citation a statement of the period which he requests be fixed and file an affidavit in support of that request.