Australia · Australian Capital Territory courts
When does the ACT judgment interest payment grace period period end?
Not later than 28 days after effect. Pay the full judgment debt to obtain the ordinary no-interest grace. This is an interest consequence boundary, not automatic forgiveness of partial payments or a deadline to enforce. Costs interest follows separate rules.
- Period
- Not later than 28 days after effect
- Trigger
- Day the judgment takes effect
- Rule
- Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1620 (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 judgment interest payment grace period period end?
Not later than 28 days after effect. Pay the full judgment debt to obtain the ordinary no-interest grace. This is an interest consequence boundary, not automatic forgiveness of partial payments or a deadline to enforce. Costs interest follows separate rules.
Responsible actor. Judgment debtor paying the debt in full.
Day the judgment takes effect
Not later than 28 days after effect
Debt other than costs; Full payment, not instalment; No different interest order; Effective judgment day established. This is an interest consequence boundary, not automatic forgiveness of partial payments or a deadline to enforce. Costs interest follows separate rules.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1620 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How does this provision count time?
- Pay the full judgment debt to obtain the ordinary no-interest grace
- Judgment interest payment grace period uses Not later than 28 days after effect. 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.
- Pay the full judgment debt to obtain the ordinary no-interest grace. 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 1620 expressly makes the no-interest grace subject to the court otherwise ordering. Actual debt satisfaction and any interest order control; the calculation does not prove payment or waive costs interest.
Judgment interest payment grace period uses Not later than 28 days after effect. 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.
Pay the full judgment debt to obtain the ordinary no-interest grace. 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 1620 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Actual day the judgment takes effect on October12,2026. All stated branch facts apply.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Actual day the judgment takes effect on October12,2026. All stated branch facts apply. Not later than 28 days after effect. Pay the full judgment debt to obtain the ordinary no-interest grace. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Monday, November 9, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Actual day the judgment takes effect on December21,2026. The procedural count encounters the prescribed Christmas period. Not later than 28 days after effect. Pay the full judgment debt to obtain the ordinary no-interest grace. 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. This is an interest consequence boundary, not automatic forgiveness of partial payments or a deadline to enforce. Costs interest follows separate rules. The illustrative event date is Monday, October 12, 2026. Missing branch facts prevent an automated endpoint. Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. This is an interest consequence boundary, not automatic forgiveness of partial payments or a deadline to enforce. Costs interest follows separate rules. | Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. This is an interest consequence boundary, not automatic forgiveness of partial payments or a deadline to enforce. Costs interest follows separate rules. |
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?
- Debt other than costs
- Debt other than costs
- Full payment, not instalment
- Full payment, not instalment
- No different interest order
- No different interest order
- Effective judgment day established
- Effective judgment day established
- Debt other than costs; Full payment, not instalment; No different interest order; Effective judgment day established. This is an interest consequence boundary, not automatic forgiveness of partial payments or a deadline to enforce. Costs interest follows separate rules.
- This is an interest consequence boundary, not automatic forgiveness of partial payments or a deadline to enforce. Costs interest follows separate rules.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When does the ACT judgment interest payment grace period period end?
What event starts the ACT grace period before post-judgment interest accrues clock?
Day the judgment takes effect. Judgment debtor paying the debt in full. This is an interest consequence boundary, not automatic forgiveness of partial payments or a deadline to enforce. Costs interest follows separate rules.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1620 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What must be filed or served for grace period before post-judgment interest accrues?
Pay the full judgment debt to obtain the ordinary no-interest grace. Complete it with Judgment creditor. Latest ordinary completion date does not prove that the act occurred.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1620 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]When does the stated period apply to grace period before post-judgment interest accrues?
Not later than 28 days after effect. Debt other than costs; Full payment, not instalment; No different interest order; Effective judgment day established.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1620 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Which material branch changes grace period before post-judgment interest accrues?
This is an interest consequence boundary, not automatic forgiveness of partial payments or a deadline to enforce. Costs interest follows separate rules.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1620 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How do closed days affect grace period before post-judgment interest accrues?
Judgment interest payment grace period uses Not later than 28 days after effect. 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. Pay the full judgment debt to obtain the ordinary no-interest grace. 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 grace period before post-judgment interest accrues?
Rule 1620 expressly makes the no-interest grace subject to the court otherwise ordering. Actual debt satisfaction and any interest order control; the calculation does not prove payment or waive costs interest.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1620 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1620 (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 |