New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

9 Respondent must file notice

• Within 5 working days of being served with a petition, a respondent to a petition must file in the registry of the court in which the petition is filed a notice—

  • (a) signed by or on behalf of the respondent; and

  • (b) either—

    • (i) appointing a solicitor to act for the respondent in relation to the petition; or

    • (ii) stating that the respondent intends to act for himself or herself in relation to the petition; and

  • (c) stating, for the purposes of proceedings to determine the petition,—

    • (i) an address for service; and

    • (ii) if a solicitor is appointed to act for the respondent, a post office box address, document exchange box number, fax number, or email address by which the solicitor will accept service of documents.

  Compare: 1908 No 89 Schedule 2 r 802 (SR 1998/325)