QLD Personal Injury - Can Non-residents Sue One Another in Australia?

[Law_makes_sense]

Hello fellow users,

Being sued is never fun and quite stressful.

I've received some paperwork for personal injury from a party. The person suing me is a non-resident of Australia, so he is on an NZ passport living in Australia. I am a non-resident too.

My question is: can two non-residents sue one another in Australia? I would've thought this ability to sue would be available for people with Permanent Residency or citizenships...

Feedback on this would be highly appreciated.

Kind regards

 

[Tim W]

The person suing me is a non-resident of Australia, so he is on an NZ passport living in Australia. I am a non-resident too.

Non-resident, or non-citizen?

 

[Lawyering mum]

Wherever the event (causing injury) occurred is the applicable law (so if injury occurred in qld, qld law applies). It is irrelevant as to citizenship or residency