Australia · Australian Capital Territory courts
When does the ACT reply to costs reconsideration objections period end?
14 days after statement service. File the elected reply and serve its stamped copy. The original assessment date does not start this reply. Both filing and service must occur within the same 14 day period.
- Period
- 14 days after statement service
- Trigger
- Actual service of the statement of objection
- Rule
- Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1853 (4) [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 reply to costs reconsideration objections period end?
14 days after statement service. File the elected reply and serve its stamped copy. The original assessment date does not start this reply. Both filing and service must occur within the same 14 day period.
Responsible actor. Assessment party served with the reconsideration notice and objections.
Actual service of the statement of objection
14 days after statement service
Actual notice and statement under rule 1852; Reply elected; Specific legal/factual issues retained. The original assessment date does not start this reply. Both filing and service must occur within the same 14 day period.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1853 (4) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How does this provision count time?
- File the elected reply and serve its stamped copy
- Reply to costs reconsideration objections uses 14 days after statement 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 the elected reply and serve its stamped copy. 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.
Reply to costs reconsideration objections uses 14 days after statement 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 the elected reply and serve its stamped copy. 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 1853 (4) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Actual actual service of the statement of objection on October12,2026. All stated branch facts apply.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Actual actual service of the statement of objection on October12,2026. All stated branch facts apply. 14 days after statement service. File the elected reply and serve its stamped copy. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Monday, October 26, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Actual actual service of the statement of objection on December21,2026. The procedural count encounters the prescribed Christmas period. 14 days after statement service. File the elected reply and serve its stamped copy. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Tuesday, January 12, 2027 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The actual prerequisite or controlling branch is absent. The original assessment date does not start this reply. Both filing and service must occur within the same14day period. 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 original assessment date does not start this reply. Both filing and service must occur within the same14day period. | Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. The original assessment date does not start this reply. Both filing and service must occur within the same14day period. |
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 and statement under rule 1852
- Actual notice and statement under rule 1852
- Reply elected
- Reply elected
- Specific legal/factual issues retained
- Specific legal/factual issues retained
- Actual notice and statement under rule 1852; Reply elected; Specific legal/factual issues retained. The original assessment date does not start this reply. Both filing and service must occur within the same 14 day period.
- The original assessment date does not start this reply. Both filing and service must occur within the same 14 day period.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When does the ACT reply to costs reconsideration objections period end?
What event starts the ACT reply to a statement of objection on reconsideration of a costs assessment clock?
Actual service of the statement of objection. Assessment party served with the reconsideration notice and objections. The original assessment date does not start this reply. Both filing and service must occur within the same 14 day period.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1853 (4) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What must be filed or served for reply to a statement of objection on reconsideration of a costs assessment?
File the elected reply and serve its stamped copy. Complete it with Court Registry and reconsideration applicant. Latest ordinary completion date does not prove that the act occurred.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1853 (4) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]When does the stated period apply to reply to a statement of objection on reconsideration of a costs assessment?
14 days after statement service. Actual notice and statement under rule 1852; Reply elected; Specific legal/factual issues retained.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1853 (4) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Which material branch changes reply to a statement of objection on reconsideration of a costs assessment?
The original assessment date does not start this reply. Both filing and service must occur within the same 14 day period.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1853 (4) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How do closed days affect reply to a statement of objection on reconsideration of a costs assessment?
Reply to costs reconsideration objections uses 14 days after statement 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 the elected reply and serve its stamped copy. 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 reply to a statement of objection on reconsideration of a costs assessment?
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 1853 (4) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1853 (4) [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 |