Australia · Australian Capital Territory courts
When does the ACT serving a registrar appeal notice period end?
3 days after filing. Serve sealed notice on every respondent. The without-notice refusal exception can remove service absent an order. This is not the five-day filing clock.
- Period
- 3 days after filing
- Trigger
- Actual filing day of the notice of appeal
- Rule
- Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5016 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]
Authorised ACT Court Procedures Rules 2006 republication 73, effective August 1, 2026. Official current register and full authorised PDF retained. Legislation Act republication 126 and ACT published 2026–2027 calendars retained. Canberra. Compiled published ACT public holidays and rule 6300 standard Registry closures. Additional actual closures may be supplied but cannot remove compiled closures. The August bank holiday is excluded only for an act by or in relation to an authorised deposit-taking institution, outside this model.
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When does the ACT serving a registrar appeal notice period end?
3 days after filing. Serve sealed notice on every respondent. The without-notice refusal exception can remove service absent an order. This is not the five-day filing clock.
Responsible actor. Appellant whose registrar-appeal notice was filed.
Actual filing day of the notice of appeal
3 days after filing
Actual notice filing; Not refusal of an without-notice application unless service ordered; No different court service order. The without-notice refusal exception can remove service absent an order. This is not the five-day filing clock.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5016 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How does this provision count time?
- Serve sealed notice on every respondent
- Serving a registrar appeal notice uses 3 days after filing. Exclude the triggering day. Rule 6350 omits closed Registry days for a period of five days or less and omits December 25 through January 1 from the relevant action period. A before-appointment interval excludes both the act day and appointment day under Legislation Act section 151.
- Serve sealed notice on every respondent. Apply the relevant Canberra completion-day rule in Legislation Act section 151A and Registry closures in rule 6300. This model refuses a closed backward completion endpoint instead of moving it beyond the required interval. Actual additional Registry closures must be retained.
- The court may extend or shorten the procedural period under rule 6351. The actual order replaces this ordinary source model.
Serving a registrar appeal notice uses 3 days after filing. Exclude the triggering day. Rule 6350 omits closed Registry days for a period of five days or less and omits December 25 through January 1 from the relevant action period. A before-appointment interval excludes both the act day and appointment day under Legislation Act section 151.
Serve sealed notice on every respondent. Apply the relevant Canberra completion-day rule in Legislation Act section 151A and Registry closures in rule 6300. This model refuses a closed backward completion endpoint instead of moving it beyond the required interval. Actual additional Registry closures must be retained.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5016 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Actual actual filing day of the notice of appeal on October12,2026. All stated branch facts apply.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Actual actual filing day of the notice of appeal on October12,2026. All stated branch facts apply. 3 days after filing. Serve sealed notice on every respondent. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Actual actual filing day of the notice of appeal on December21,2026. The procedural count encounters the prescribed Christmas period. 3 days after filing. Serve sealed notice on every respondent. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Thursday, December 24, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The actual prerequisite or controlling branch is absent. The without-notice refusal exception can remove service absent an order. This is not the five-day filing clock. The illustrative event date is Monday, October 12, 2026. Missing branch facts prevent an automated endpoint. Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. The without-notice refusal exception can remove service absent an order. This is not the five-day filing clock. | Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. The without-notice refusal exception can remove service absent an order. This is not the five-day filing clock. |
Fictitious established facts. These examples do not establish eligibility, effective service, relief or a direction.
Try these dates in the calculatorWhich conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual notice filing
- Actual notice filing
- Not refusal of an without-notice application unless service ordered
- Not refusal of an without-notice application unless service ordered
- No different court service order
- No different court service order
- Actual notice filing; Not refusal of an without-notice application unless service ordered; No different court service order. The without-notice refusal exception can remove service absent an order. This is not the five-day filing clock.
- The without-notice refusal exception can remove service absent an order. This is not the five-day filing clock.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When does the ACT serving a registrar appeal notice period end?
What event starts the ACT service of a notice of appeal from a registrar's decision clock?
Actual filing day of the notice of appeal. Appellant whose registrar-appeal notice was filed. The without-notice refusal exception can remove service absent an order. This is not the five-day filing clock.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5016 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What must be filed or served for service of a notice of appeal from a registrar's decision?
Serve sealed notice on every respondent. Complete it with Each appeal respondent. Latest ordinary completion date does not prove that the act occurred.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5016 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]When does the stated period apply to service of a notice of appeal from a registrar's decision?
3 days after filing. Actual notice filing; Not refusal of an without-notice application unless service ordered; No different court service order.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5016 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Which material branch changes service of a notice of appeal from a registrar's decision?
The without-notice refusal exception can remove service absent an order. This is not the five-day filing clock.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5016 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How do closed days affect service of a notice of appeal from a registrar's decision?
Serving a registrar appeal notice uses 3 days after filing. Exclude the triggering day. Rule 6350 omits closed Registry days for a period of five days or less and omits December 25 through January 1 from the relevant action period. A before-appointment interval excludes both the act day and appointment day under Legislation Act section 151. Serve sealed notice on every respondent. Apply the relevant Canberra completion-day rule in Legislation Act section 151A and Registry closures in rule 6300. This model refuses a closed backward completion endpoint instead of moving it beyond the required interval. Actual additional Registry closures must be retained. Legislation Act 2001 sections 151 and 151A provide the separate statutory inclusion and completion rules.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT), rules 6300, 6350 and 6351 [R73]Can an order or another source term change service of a notice of appeal from a registrar's decision?
The court may extend or shorten the procedural period under rule 6351. The actual order replaces this ordinary source model.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5016 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5016 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026] | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT), rules 6300, 6350 and 6351 [R73] | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Legislation Act 2001 (ACT), sections 151, 151A and 151C [R126] | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |