New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

LOCAL COURT RULES 2009 - REG 4.2

4.2 Particulars

(1) The Court may, on terms, order a party to file and serve on the other party any of the following--

(a) a statement of particulars of any claim or other matter relevant to the proceedings,

(b) a statement of the nature of the case on which the party relies.

(2) Without limiting subrule (1), if a party alleges that a person had knowledge or notice of some fact, matter or thing, the Court may order that party to file and serve on the other party a statement of the grounds on which the party relies.

(3) If the Court or a registrar makes an order under subrule (1), the Court may, if the Court thinks fit, at the same time or subsequently make an order that, if the order is not complied with within a period of time directed by the Court--

(a) any proceedings brought by the party in default may be dismissed, or any relevant document filed by the party in default may be struck out, or

(b) any proceedings brought by the party in default are to be stayed until the order is complied with.