Counterclaim
9.05 Counterclaim
If:
(a) an employer served with a statement of claim has a claim against the worker; or
(b) a respondent served with a statement of claim has a claim against the applicant,
he or she may counterclaim in the proceeding by completing the part of the notice of defence that relates to a counterclaim.
A counterclaim is to contain:
a concise statement of the nature of the claim;
particulars of the claim; and
a statement of the relief or remedy sought.
(3) The pleadings in a counterclaim are to comply with Part 8 but a failure to comply does not invalidate the counterclaim.
These Rules apply to and in relation to a counterclaim as if:
(a) a reference in these Rules to a party who is the employer or respondent were a reference to the worker or applicant; and
(b) a reference in these Rules to a party who is the worker or applicant were a reference to the employer or respondent.
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