Supreme Court Rules 2000

In this rule – opt-out date means the date fixed by the Court before which a group member may opt out of representative proceedings.

If a group member opts out of representative proceedings in accordance with section 71(2) of the Act, the group member is to file and serve, on the relevant representative party, a notice in the prescribed form before the opt-out date.

A representative party on whom a notice is served in accordance with subrule (2) must provide to each of the other parties to the proceedings, within 14 days after the opt-out date, a list of persons who have filed and served a notice in accordance with subrule (2).