Complaint - Form 5A
Use this complaint form to initiate legal action in the civil jurisdiction of the Magistrates' Court of Victoria.
Use this complaint form to initiate legal action in the civil jurisdiction of the Magistrates' Court of Victoria.
Use this form to initiate proceedings to settle a fencing dispute.
Affidavit/declaration to be sworn by person serving a complaint to verify service of that complaint.
Note: Informal service under Rule 6.11 is not a substitution for personal service of a complaint (required under Rule 6.02). Rule 6.11 simply allows for a document that has not been able to be served as required by the rules to be deemed served if the document has come to the notice of the applicable person. Emailing a complaint to a person to bring it to their attention instead of attempting to personally serve does not constitute proper service.
Form to be completed by plaintiff to apply for an order to be made on failure of defendant to lodge a notice of defence.
A Form 46A Interlocutory Application is a general application, which can be filed with the court to apply for any general direction of your civil proceeding. An application of this type can be used, for example, to apply for an adjournment, to extend the validity of a Complaint, or to file documents outside the usual filing time limits.
Affidavit to be sworn by person serving an Interlocutory Summons to verify the service of that summons.
Use this form to apply to the Magistrates' Court for a rehearing of a civil matter.
Use this form to make an affidavit supporting an application for a rehearing of a civil proceeding to the court.
An affidavit in support of an application for rehearing must address:
Use this form to request a warrant for the sheriff to seize property to recover a debt owing.
Judgment creditor should use this form to summons judgment debtor to appear before the Magistrates' Court to be examined on his/her financial circumstances. The summons must be served on the judgment debtor together with a blank Form 67B (individual) or Form 67C (corporation) to be completed by the judgment debtor.
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