Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations(1) A respondent may file a pleading by way of cross‑claim within the time fixed for filing his defence or any extension thereof.
(2) A cross‑claim under subrule (1) shall be in or substantially in the forms numbered 8, 9 or 10 in Schedule 1.
(3) Where a cross‑claimant cross‑claims solely against a party who claims in the proceeding against the cross‑claimant, the cross‑claimant may add the cross‑claim to his defence.
(4) Subject to Order 11, rule 16 (which relates to embarrassing proceedings and the like), a cross‑claimant may in his cross‑claim plead all or any of the facts on which he relies by reference to the prior pleadings in the proceeding.
(5) A cross‑claimant shall, in addition to pleading any other facts on which he relies, plead the facts showing that the cross‑claim is one to which rule 1 of this Order applies.