Australia · Australian Capital Territory courts
When does the ACT serving a bill before assessment period end?
Not later than 6 weeks before assessment. Serve the stamped bill of costs. The service clock is backward from assessment, not forward from the bill’s receipt. Six weeks is 42 days, before considering event-end exclusion and Christmas.
- Period
- Not later than 6 weeks before assessment
- Trigger
- Actual assessment date fixed by registrar
- Rule
- Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1800 (5) [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 bill before assessment period end?
Not later than 6 weeks before assessment. Serve the stamped bill of costs. The service clock is backward from assessment, not forward from the bill’s receipt. Six weeks is 42 days, before considering event-end exclusion and Christmas.
Responsible actor. Party entitled to disputed costs.
Actual assessment date fixed by registrar
Not later than 6 weeks before assessment
Qualifying costs entitlement and disputed amount; Bill filed and actual assessment date endorsed; Stamped bill identifies assessment day/time. The service clock is backward from assessment, not forward from the bill’s receipt. Six weeks is 42 days, before considering event-end exclusion and Christmas.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1800 (5) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How does this provision count time?
- Serve the stamped bill of costs
- Serving a bill before assessment uses Not later than 6 weeks before assessment. 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 the stamped bill of costs. 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 bill before assessment uses Not later than 6 weeks before assessment. 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 the stamped bill of costs. 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 1800 (5) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Actual actual assessment date fixed by registrar is November20,2026. Serve the stamped bill of costs.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Actual actual assessment date fixed by registrar is November20,2026. Serve the stamped bill of costs. Not later than 6 weeks before assessment. Serve the stamped bill of costs. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Thursday, October 8, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Actual actual assessment date fixed by registrar is January13,2027. The source count encounters the prescribed December25–January1 exclusion and any short-period Registry closures. Not later than 6 weeks before assessment. Serve the stamped bill of costs. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Monday, November 23, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The actual prerequisite or controlling branch is absent. The service clock is backward from assessment, not forward from the bill’s receipt. Six weeks is42days, before considering event-end exclusion and Christmas. 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 service clock is backward from assessment, not forward from the bill’s receipt. Six weeks is42days, before considering event-end exclusion and Christmas. | Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. The service clock is backward from assessment, not forward from the bill’s receipt. Six weeks is42days, before considering event-end exclusion and Christmas. |
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?
- Qualifying costs entitlement and disputed amount
- Qualifying costs entitlement and disputed amount
- Bill filed and actual assessment date endorsed
- Bill filed and actual assessment date endorsed
- Stamped bill identifies assessment day/time
- Stamped bill identifies assessment day/time
- Qualifying costs entitlement and disputed amount; Bill filed and actual assessment date endorsed; Stamped bill identifies assessment day/time. The service clock is backward from assessment, not forward from the bill’s receipt. Six weeks is 42 days, before considering event-end exclusion and Christmas.
- The service clock is backward from assessment, not forward from the bill’s receipt. Six weeks is 42 days, before considering event-end exclusion and Christmas.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When does the ACT serving a bill before assessment period end?
What event starts the ACT service of bill of costs before assessment clock?
Actual assessment date fixed by registrar. Party entitled to disputed costs. The service clock is backward from assessment, not forward from the bill’s receipt. Six weeks is 42 days, before considering event-end exclusion and Christmas.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1800 (5) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What must be filed or served for service of bill of costs before assessment?
Serve the stamped bill of costs. Complete it with Each party liable for the costs. Latest ordinary completion date does not prove that the act occurred.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1800 (5) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]When does the stated period apply to service of bill of costs before assessment?
Not later than 6 weeks before assessment. Qualifying costs entitlement and disputed amount; Bill filed and actual assessment date endorsed; Stamped bill identifies assessment day/time.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1800 (5) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Which material branch changes service of bill of costs before assessment?
The service clock is backward from assessment, not forward from the bill’s receipt. Six weeks is 42 days, before considering event-end exclusion and Christmas.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1800 (5) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How do closed days affect service of bill of costs before assessment?
Serving a bill before assessment uses Not later than 6 weeks before assessment. 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 the stamped bill of costs. 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 bill of costs before 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 1800 (5) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1800 (5) [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 |