Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (Amendment No 62) 2013 (NSW)

2013 No 422

New South Wales

Uniform Civil Procedure Rules

(Amendment No 62) 2013

under the

Civil Procedure Act 2005

The Uniform Rules Committee has made the following rules of court under the Civil

Procedure Act 2005.

Steven Jupp

Secretary of the Uniform Rules Committee

Explanatory note

The object of these Rules is amend rule 10.20 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 to make it clear that the requirements set out in that rule concerning how originating processes are to be served extends to the service of amended statements of claim where the defendant to be served has not filed either a notice of appearance or notice of defence.

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Rule 1	Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (Amendment No 62) 2013

Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (Amendment No 62) 2013

under the

Civil Procedure Act 2005

1      Name of Rules

These Rules are the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules (Amendment No 62)
2013.

2      Commencement

These Rules commence on the day on which they are published on the
NSW legislation website.

3 Amendment of Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005

Rule 10.20 Personal service required only in certain circumstances

Insert after rule 10.20 (5):

(6) The provisions of this rule concerning the service of originating processes extend to the service of amended statements of claim if the defendant to be served has not filed either a notice of appearance or notice of defence.