Commonwealth Numbered Regulations

1979 No. 140 FEDERAL COURT RULES - RULE 11.13

13. (1) Subject to sub-rule (3) and to Order 43, rule 7 (which deals with
persons under disability), an allegation of fact made by a party in his
pleading is deemed to be admitted by the opposite party unless it is traversed
by that party in his pleading or a joinder of issue under rule 14 operates as
a denial of it.

(2) A traverse may be made either by a specific denial or by a statement of
specific non-admission.

(3) Subject to sub-rule (4), every allegation of fact made in a statement of
claim or counterclaim which the party on whom it is served does not intend to
admit must be specifically traversed by him in his defence or defence to
counterclaim, as the case may be; and a general denial of such allegations, or
a general statement of non-admission of them is not a sufficient traverse of
them.

(4) Any allegation that a party has suffered damage and any allegation as to
the amount of damages is deemed to be traversed unless specifically admitted.