Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

HIGH COURT RULES 2004 - REG 21.01

                Two or more persons may be joined as plaintiffs or as defendants in any proceeding:

                (a)    where the Court or a Justice, before or after the joinder, gives leave to do so; or

               (b)    where

                          (i)    if separate proceedings were brought by or against each of them, some common question of law or fact would arise in all of the proceedings; or

                         (ii)    all rights to relief in the proceeding (whether joint, several or alternative) are in respect of or arise out of the same transaction or series of transactions.