Procedure for addition of party
9.07. Procedure for addition of party
(1) A person shall not be added as a plaintiff without that person's consent
signified in writing or in such other manner as the Court orders.
(2) Unless the Court otherwise orders, an application by a person for an order
adding the person as a party shall be supported by an affidavit showing the
person's interest in the questions in the proceeding or the question to be
determined as between that person and any party to the proceeding.
(3) Without limiting Rule 9.06(b), where a person not a party to a proceeding
for the recovery of land is in possession by himself or herself or by a tenant
or by a person claiming under that person of the whole or any part of the
land, the Court may order that the person be added as a defendant.
Victorian Consolidated Regulations