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11.16 Fourth and subsequent parties

(1)

If a third party has given notice of defence, this Order applies, with any necessary modification, as if the third party were a defendant.

(2)

If a person joined as a party (in this Order called a fourth party) by a third party under this Order has given notice of defence, this Order as applied by this Rule is to have effect as regards such further person and any other further person or persons so joined and so on successively.

(3)

A third or subsequent party may not make a claim against another person whether that person is a party to the proceeding or not by notice under this Order without the leave of the Court.

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Section 11.16 — Fourth and subsequent parties — Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure Rules 2020 (Victoria) — Barrister AI