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When is the deadline for lapse of an acat proceeding for inactivity?

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Procedures Rules 2024 (ACT) (NI2024-485) r 69 (1) provides the following source period. Lapse after 6 months without a party step. The relevant actor is the parties to an application subject to the lapse rule. Rule69 excludes proceedings where a decision has been reserved. Reinstatement requires the interests of justice and restores the original commencement without a deemed dismissal; no universal six-month filing duty is imposed.

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Lapse after 6 months without a party step
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Actual last step taken by a party in the proceeding
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ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Procedures Rules 2024 (ACT) (NI2024-485) r 69 (1)
ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Procedures Rules 2024 (ACT) (NI2024-485) r 69 (1)

Official maintained ACT legislation. NI2024-485 notified September5,2024, operative October1,2024 and maintained in force. Retained October10,2026

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Source guide. ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Procedures Rules 2024 (ACT) (NI2024-485) r 69 (1) concerns assess lapse and any discretionary reinstatement application. Lapse after 6 months without a party step. Rule69 excludes proceedings where a decision has been reserved. Reinstatement requires the interests of justice and restores the original commencement without a deemed dismissal; no universal six-month filing duty is imposed. No computed date or purchase is available until the actual source events, applicable procedural branch and completion rules are qualified.

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Procedures Rules 2024 (ACT) (NI2024-485) r 69 (1)

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When is the deadline for lapse of an acat proceeding for inactivity?

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Procedures Rules 2024 (ACT) (NI2024-485) r 69 (1) provides the following source period. Lapse after 6 months without a party step. The relevant actor is the parties to an application subject to the lapse rule. Rule69 excludes proceedings where a decision has been reserved. Reinstatement requires the interests of justice and restores the original commencement without a deemed dismissal; no universal six-month filing duty is imposed.

Responsible actor. The parties to an application subject to the lapse rule.

Actual last step taken by a party in the proceeding.

Official maintained ACT legislation. NI2024-485 notified September5,2024, operative October1,2024 and maintained in force. Retained October10,2026.

Source guide. ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Procedures Rules 2024 (ACT) (NI2024-485) r 69 (1) concerns assess lapse and any discretionary reinstatement application. Lapse after 6 months without a party step. Rule69 excludes proceedings where a decision has been reserved. Reinstatement requires the interests of justice and restores the original commencement without a deemed dismissal; no universal six-month filing duty is imposed. No computed date or purchase is available until the actual source events, applicable procedural branch and completion rules are qualified.

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Procedures Rules 2024 (ACT) (NI2024-485) r 69 (1)

How does this provision count time?

  1. Assess lapse and any discretionary reinstatement application.
  2. Lapse after 6 months without a party step.
  3. Rule69 excludes proceedings where a decision has been reserved. Reinstatement requires the interests of justice and restores the original commencement without a deemed dismissal; no universal six-month filing duty is imposed.
  4. Preserve the actual source event, separate statutory limbs, optional right, mandatory duty and any operative Tribunal or court order. No final date, universal holiday carry or invented reasonable period is supplied. Service, awareness, receipt and decision-making events require separate qualification.

Preserve the actual source event, separate statutory limbs, optional right, mandatory duty and any operative Tribunal or court order. No final date, universal holiday carry or invented reasonable period is supplied. Service, awareness, receipt and decision-making events require separate qualification.

No generic holiday carry is applied. Statutory counting, the applicable completion rules and any operative order require separate qualification.

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Procedures Rules 2024 (ACT) (NI2024-485) r 69 (1)

Which facts prevent one automatic date?

Source guide. ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Procedures Rules 2024 (ACT) (NI2024-485) r 69 (1) concerns assess lapse and any discretionary reinstatement application. Lapse after 6 months without a party step. Rule69 excludes proceedings where a decision has been reserved. Reinstatement requires the interests of justice and restores the original commencement without a deemed dismissal; no universal six-month filing duty is imposed. No computed date or purchase is available until the actual source events, applicable procedural branch and completion rules are qualified.

ResultRead the operative provision and establish the applicable branch.

Actual last step taken by a party in the proceeding is asserted, but the actual supporting document is missing. Lapse after 6 months without a party step. Rule69 excludes proceedings where a decision has been reserved. Reinstatement requires the interests of justice and restores the original commencement without a deemed dismissal; no universal six-month filing duty is imposed. No computed date. Establish the actual source event and applicable branch.

The file identifies assess lapse and any discretionary reinstatement application, but the relevant place, method or procedural counting facts are unconfirmed. Preserve the actual source event, separate statutory limbs, optional right, mandatory duty and any operative Tribunal or court order. No final date, universal holiday carry or invented reasonable period is supplied. Service, awareness, receipt and decision-making events require separate qualification. Rule69 excludes proceedings where a decision has been reserved. Reinstatement requires the interests of justice and restores the original commencement without a deemed dismissal; no universal six-month filing duty is imposed. No computed date. Establish the source-specific counting and completion facts.

Only the catalog label is supplied without confirming that ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Procedures Rules 2024 (ACT) (NI2024-485) r 69 (1) governs the actual facts. Official maintained ACT legislation. NI2024-485 notified September5,2024, operative October1,2024 and maintained in force. Retained October10,2026. Rule69 excludes proceedings where a decision has been reserved. Reinstatement requires the interests of justice and restores the original commencement without a deemed dismissal; no universal six-month filing duty is imposed. No computed date or purchase. Confirm the operative provision and actual branch.

Which conditions and exceptions apply?

Actual source event
Actual last step taken by a party in the proceeding
Source-defined branch
Rule69 excludes proceedings where a decision has been reserved. Reinstatement requires the interests of justice and restores the original commencement without a deemed dismissal; no universal six-month filing duty is imposed.
Edition and counting scope
Official maintained ACT legislation. NI2024-485 notified September5,2024, operative October1,2024 and maintained in force. Retained October10,2026. Preserve the actual source event, separate statutory limbs, optional right, mandatory duty and any operative Tribunal or court order. No final date, universal holiday carry or invented reasonable period is supplied. Service, awareness, receipt and decision-making events require separate qualification.
ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Procedures Rules 2024 (ACT) (NI2024-485) r 69 (1)
  • Source guide. ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Procedures Rules 2024 (ACT) (NI2024-485) r 69 (1) concerns assess lapse and any discretionary reinstatement application. Lapse after 6 months without a party step. Rule69 excludes proceedings where a decision has been reserved. Reinstatement requires the interests of justice and restores the original commencement without a deemed dismissal; no universal six-month filing duty is imposed. No computed date or purchase is available until the actual source events, applicable procedural branch and completion rules are qualified.
  • Rule69 excludes proceedings where a decision has been reserved. Reinstatement requires the interests of justice and restores the original commencement without a deemed dismissal; no universal six-month filing duty is imposed.

What must the responsible actor complete?

Questions about this procedure

When is the deadline for lapse of an acat proceeding for inactivity?

Who takes the step for aCAT lapse after no party takes a procedural step?

The parties to an application subject to the lapse rule. The source-defined act is assess lapse and any discretionary reinstatement application. Rule69 excludes proceedings where a decision has been reserved. Reinstatement requires the interests of justice and restores the original commencement without a deemed dismissal; no universal six-month filing duty is imposed.

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Procedures Rules 2024 (ACT) (NI2024-485) r 69 (1)

What starts aCAT lapse after no party takes a procedural step?

Actual last step taken by a party in the proceeding. Retain the actual notice, service, application, payment, decision or order identified by this provision. A nearby procedural event does not establish this anchor.

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Procedures Rules 2024 (ACT) (NI2024-485) r 69 (1)

What source period applies to aCAT lapse after no party takes a procedural step?

Lapse after 6 months without a party step. Rule69 excludes proceedings where a decision has been reserved. Reinstatement requires the interests of justice and restores the original commencement without a deemed dismissal; no universal six-month filing duty is imposed.

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Procedures Rules 2024 (ACT) (NI2024-485) r 69 (1)

Which branch changes aCAT lapse after no party takes a procedural step?

Rule69 excludes proceedings where a decision has been reserved. Reinstatement requires the interests of justice and restores the original commencement without a deemed dismissal; no universal six-month filing duty is imposed. Official maintained ACT legislation. NI2024-485 notified September5,2024, operative October1,2024 and maintained in force. Retained October10,2026. The actual statutory conditions and any operative order must match this provision.

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Procedures Rules 2024 (ACT) (NI2024-485) r 69 (1)

Does this guide calculate a final date for aCAT lapse after no party takes a procedural step?

Preserve the actual source event, separate statutory limbs, optional right, mandatory duty and any operative Tribunal or court order. No final date, universal holiday carry or invented reasonable period is supplied. Service, awareness, receipt and decision-making events require separate qualification. Lapse after 6 months without a party step. A minimum interval, retention duty, optional right or institutional power is not automatically a filing deadline.

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Procedures Rules 2024 (ACT) (NI2024-485) r 69 (1)

What should be retained for aCAT lapse after no party takes a procedural step?

Retain actual last step taken by a party in the proceeding, the operative source and any applicable order. Assess lapse and any discretionary reinstatement application. Rule69 excludes proceedings where a decision has been reserved. Reinstatement requires the interests of justice and restores the original commencement without a deemed dismissal; no universal six-month filing duty is imposed. This guide supplies no final computed date or purchase.

ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Procedures Rules 2024 (ACT) (NI2024-485) r 69 (1)

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