Australia · Australian Capital Territory courts
When does the ACT discovery list and affidavit period end?
28 days after receipt. File list, verifying affidavit and solicitor certificate if represented; serve copies on each other active party. Receipt is the specified event. Service of copies is mandatory, but rule 607(3)(b) does not independently restate the 28 day filing wording.
- Period
- 28 days after receipt
- Trigger
- Actual receipt of the disclosure notice
- Rule
- Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 607 (3) (a) [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 discovery list and affidavit period end?
28 days after receipt. File list, verifying affidavit and solicitor certificate if represented; serve copies on each other active party. Receipt is the specified event. Service of copies is mandatory, but rule 607(3)(b) does not independently restate the 28 day filing wording.
Responsible actor. Party served with a valid notice to disclose.
Actual receipt of the disclosure notice
28 days after receipt
Disclosure notice validly given after pleadings close and before listing, unless leave; Actual receipt established; Solicitor representation status retained. Receipt is the specified event. Service of copies is mandatory, but rule 607(3)(b) does not independently restate the 28 day filing wording.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 607 (3) (a) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How does this provision count time?
- File list, verifying affidavit and solicitor certificate if represented; serve copies on each other active party
- Discovery list and affidavit uses 28 days after receipt. 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 list, verifying affidavit and solicitor certificate if represented; serve copies on each other active party. 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.
Discovery list and affidavit uses 28 days after receipt. 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 list, verifying affidavit and solicitor certificate if represented; serve copies on each other active party. 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 607 (3) (a) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Actual actual receipt of the disclosure notice on October12,2026. All stated branch facts apply.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Actual actual receipt of the disclosure notice on October12,2026. All stated branch facts apply. 28 days after receipt. File list, verifying affidavit and solicitor certificate if represented; serve copies on each other active party. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Monday, November 9, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Actual actual receipt of the disclosure notice on December21,2026. The procedural count encounters the prescribed Christmas period. 28 days after receipt. File list, verifying affidavit and solicitor certificate if represented; serve copies on each other active party. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Wednesday, January 27, 2027 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The actual prerequisite or controlling branch is absent. Receipt is the specified event. Service of copies is mandatory, but rule607(3)(b) does not independently restate the28day filing wording. The illustrative event date is Monday, October 12, 2026. Missing branch facts prevent an automated endpoint. Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. Receipt is the specified event. Service of copies is mandatory, but rule607(3)(b) does not independently restate the28day filing wording. | Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. Receipt is the specified event. Service of copies is mandatory, but rule607(3)(b) does not independently restate the28day filing wording. |
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?
- Disclosure notice validly given after pleadings close and before listing, unless leave
- Disclosure notice validly given after pleadings close and before listing, unless leave
- Actual receipt established
- Actual receipt established
- Solicitor representation status retained
- Solicitor representation status retained
- Disclosure notice validly given after pleadings close and before listing, unless leave; Actual receipt established; Solicitor representation status retained. Receipt is the specified event. Service of copies is mandatory, but rule 607(3)(b) does not independently restate the 28 day filing wording.
- Receipt is the specified event. Service of copies is mandatory, but rule 607(3)(b) does not independently restate the 28 day filing wording.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When does the ACT discovery list and affidavit period end?
What event starts the ACT list of documents and verifying affidavit after notice to disclose clock?
Actual receipt of the disclosure notice. Party served with a valid notice to disclose. Receipt is the specified event. Service of copies is mandatory, but rule 607(3)(b) does not independently restate the 28 day filing wording.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 607 (3) (a) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What must be filed or served for list of documents and verifying affidavit after notice to disclose?
File list, verifying affidavit and solicitor certificate if represented; serve copies on each other active party. Complete it with Court Registry and other active parties. Latest ordinary completion date does not prove that the act occurred.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 607 (3) (a) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]When does the stated period apply to list of documents and verifying affidavit after notice to disclose?
28 days after receipt. Disclosure notice validly given after pleadings close and before listing, unless leave; Actual receipt established; Solicitor representation status retained.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 607 (3) (a) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Which material branch changes list of documents and verifying affidavit after notice to disclose?
Receipt is the specified event. Service of copies is mandatory, but rule 607(3)(b) does not independently restate the 28 day filing wording.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 607 (3) (a) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How do closed days affect list of documents and verifying affidavit after notice to disclose?
Discovery list and affidavit uses 28 days after receipt. 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 list, verifying affidavit and solicitor certificate if represented; serve copies on each other active party. 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 list of documents and verifying affidavit after notice to disclose?
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 607 (3) (a) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 607 (3) (a) [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 |