IN THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA   
[        ] REGISTRY

BETWEEN:	[Plaintiff’s full name]
	Plaintiff

	and

	[Defendant’s full name]
	Defendant

RESPONSE TO APPLICATION FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL OR OTHER WRIT

Part I: 	[Reasons why the orders sought by the plaintiff should / should not be made.]

Part II: 	[Reasons why the application should / should not be remitted to another court or referred in whole or in part for hearing by the Full Court.]

Part III: 	[A brief statement of the factual issues in contention.]

Part IV: 	[A brief statement of the defendant’s argument.]

Part V: 	[Any special orders for costs sought by the defendant.]

Part VI: 	[A list of authorities on which the defendant relies, identifying the paragraphs at which the relevant passages appear.]

Part VII: 	[The particular constitutional provisions, statutes and statutory provisions applicable to the questions the subject of the application set out verbatim.  If more than one page in length, this Part should be attached as an annexure.]

Dated [e.g. 6 October 2019]

	................(signed)....................
	[Defendant or Legal Practitioner]

The respondent is represented by [Firm name].

OR

The respondent is self-represented.