If you have been served a Form 1.3 – Originating Claim (Respondent’s Copy) where you are a named respondent, it is important that you lodge a completed Form 2 – Response with the Court within the time specified on the front of the form. The time specified will either be 21 or 28 days. The completed form can be lodged with the Court by email to electroniclodgementIMC@wairc.wa.gov.au. The lodgement fee is $5.00. You must then serve the claimant with a copy of your response within 14 days of the lodgement of your response. If you do not do these things, the claimant may obtain default judgment against you.

When completing your response, you must select one of the following options in the Response section:

• Wholly deny the claim
• Admit part of the claim
• Wholly admit the claim

If you are not wholly admitting the claim, you need to provide your reasons for this.