Third-Party Proceedings In Queensland: Complete Guide

Article Summary

Third-Party Proceedings allow a defendant in a Queensland claim to bring in a non-party for contribution, indemnity, connected relief or determination of a connected issue. The defendant generally must file a defence first, then file a third-party notice within the period set by r 194 of the UCPR, unless the court grants leave.

The notice ordinarily needs an attached statement of claim and must be served with the original claim and filed pleadings. Service makes the third party a party, but the defendant must still establish a substantive right to the relief sought.

In this guide, our commercial litigation lawyers explain the response, disclosure and default rules, trial directions, costs and enforcement, and distinguish a notice to a non-party from a contribution notice between existing defendants.