Australia · Australian Capital Territory courts
When does the ACT representations before a costs-bill direction period end?
30 days after notice service before registrar may direct filing/service. File and serve the bill or make the relevant representations before registrar directions. Thirty days is the gateway to a discretionary registrar direction, not automatic disallowance. Disallowance follows noncompliance with an actual direction.
- Period
- 30 days after notice service before registrar may direct filing/service
- Trigger
- Actual service of the rule 1803(1) notice
- Rule
- Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1803 (2) [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 representations before a costs-bill direction period end?
30 days after notice service before registrar may direct filing/service. File and serve the bill or make the relevant representations before registrar directions. Thirty days is the gateway to a discretionary registrar direction, not automatic disallowance. Disallowance follows noncompliance with an actual direction.
Responsible actor. Party entitled to costs served with a notice requiring the bill.
Actual service of the rule 1803(1) notice
30 days after notice service before registrar may direct filing/service
Actual qualifying notice served; Entitled party has delayed filing/service; No actual registrar direction already fixing another time. Thirty days is the gateway to a discretionary registrar direction, not automatic disallowance. Disallowance follows noncompliance with an actual direction.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1803 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How does this provision count time?
- File and serve the bill or make the relevant representations before registrar directions
- Representations before a costs-bill direction uses 30 days after notice service before registrar may direct filing/service. 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.
- File and serve the bill or make the relevant representations before registrar directions. 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.
- Rule 1803(2) allows the registrar to direct filing and service within a time the registrar sets, considering timely representations. The registrar may disallow or adjust costs only on the actual subsequent noncompliance circumstances in(3).
Representations before a costs-bill direction uses 30 days after notice service before registrar may direct filing/service. 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.
File and serve the bill or make the relevant representations before registrar directions. 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 1803 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
The confirmed source event occurs Monday, October 12, 2026. File and serve the bill or make the relevant representations before registrar directions. The output role is Last ordinary representation date before the Registrar-direction gateway.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | The confirmed source event occurs Monday, October 12, 2026. File and serve the bill or make the relevant representations before registrar directions. The output role is Last ordinary representation date before the Registrar-direction gateway. 30 days after notice service before registrar may direct filing/service. File and serve the bill or make the relevant representations before registrar directions. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Wednesday, November 11, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | The confirmed source event occurs Monday, December 21, 2026. File and serve the bill or make the relevant representations before registrar directions. The output role is Last ordinary representation date before the Registrar-direction gateway. 30 days after notice service before registrar may direct filing/service. File and serve the bill or make the relevant representations before registrar directions. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Thursday, January 28, 2027 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The confirmed source event occurs Monday, December 21, 2026. File and serve the bill or make the relevant representations before registrar directions. The output role is Last ordinary representation date before the Registrar-direction gateway. The source-specific prerequisite is absent. | The source-specific prerequisite is absent. |
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 qualifying notice served
- Actual qualifying notice served
- Entitled party has delayed filing/service
- Entitled party has delayed filing/service
- No actual registrar direction already fixing another time
- No actual registrar direction already fixing another time
- Actual qualifying notice served; Entitled party has delayed filing/service; No actual registrar direction already fixing another time. Thirty days is the gateway to a discretionary registrar direction, not automatic disallowance. Disallowance follows noncompliance with an actual direction.
- Thirty days is the gateway to a discretionary registrar direction, not automatic disallowance. Disallowance follows noncompliance with an actual direction.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When does the ACT representations before a costs-bill direction period end?
What event starts the ACT filing and service of a bill of costs after a notice requiring it clock?
Actual service of the rule 1803(1) notice. Party entitled to costs served with a notice requiring the bill. Thirty days is the gateway to a discretionary registrar direction, not automatic disallowance. Disallowance follows noncompliance with an actual direction.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1803 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What must be filed or served for filing and service of a bill of costs after a notice requiring it?
File and serve the bill or make the relevant representations before registrar directions. Complete it with Court Registry and costs-paying party. Last ordinary representation date before the Registrar-direction gateway does not prove that the act occurred.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1803 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]When does the stated period apply to filing and service of a bill of costs after a notice requiring it?
30 days after notice service before registrar may direct filing/service. Actual qualifying notice served; Entitled party has delayed filing/service; No actual registrar direction already fixing another time.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1803 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Which material branch changes filing and service of a bill of costs after a notice requiring it?
Thirty days is the gateway to a discretionary registrar direction, not automatic disallowance. Disallowance follows noncompliance with an actual direction.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1803 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How do closed days affect filing and service of a bill of costs after a notice requiring it?
Representations before a costs-bill direction uses 30 days after notice service before registrar may direct filing/service. 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. File and serve the bill or make the relevant representations before registrar directions. 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 filing and service of a bill of costs after a notice requiring it?
Rule 1803(2) allows the registrar to direct filing and service within a time the registrar sets, considering timely representations. The registrar may disallow or adjust costs only on the actual subsequent noncompliance circumstances in(3).
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1803 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1803 (2) [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 |