Form and content
5.06 Form and content
An appearance is to be in accordance with Form 5C and is to:
(a) state the full name, address, telephone number and facsimile number (if any) of the party filing the appearance;
(b) if the party filing the appearance is represented by a legal practitioner:
(i) state the name of the legal practitioner and his or her firm, the business address in Australia and the telephone, facsimile and reference numbers of the legal practitioner; and
(ii) if the legal practitioner is the agent of another legal practitioner – state the name, firm, business address and telephone, facsimile and reference numbers of the principal;
(c) specify, in accordance with rule 4.06, the address for service of the party filing the appearance;
(d) be signed by the party filing the appearance or a legal practitioner on the party's behalf;
show the date on which the appearance is filed; and
be sealed by a Registrar.
An appearance filed by an employer is to:
(a) state the extent to which the facts stated by the worker on the original claim form are alleged to be inaccurate or incomplete;
(b) if the employer has a claim against the worker – contain a brief statement of the claim; and
(c) be accompanied by all hospital reports and medical reports in the possession of the employer relating to the worker's claim, whether or not they support the employer's allegations.
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