Australia · Australian Capital Territory courts
When does the ACT automatic reinstatement after inactivity period end?
Before the end of 1 year after dismissal. Rule 76(3) supplies a fixed annual filing period. Rule 6350 excludes Christmas from periods for doing an act. The retained sources do not resolve annual-period/recess arithmetic sufficiently for this model. Preserve the one-year limit, actual rule 75(2) dismissal and three-day service duty. No automated reinstatement filing date is supplied.
- Period
- Before the end of 1 year after dismissal
- Trigger
- Actual dismissal day under the no-step branch
- Rule
- Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 76 (3) [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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Rule 76(3) supplies a fixed annual filing period. Rule 6350 excludes Christmas from periods for doing an act. The retained sources do not resolve annual-period/recess arithmetic sufficiently for this model. Preserve the one-year limit, actual rule 75(2) dismissal and three-day service duty. No automated reinstatement filing date is supplied.
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When does the ACT automatic reinstatement after inactivity period end?
Before the end of 1 year after dismissal. Rule 76(3) supplies a fixed annual filing period. Rule 6350 excludes Christmas from periods for doing an act. The retained sources do not resolve annual-period/recess arithmetic sufficiently for this model. Preserve the one-year limit, actual rule 75(2) dismissal and three-day service duty. No automated reinstatement filing date is supplied.
Responsible actor. Party to a proceeding dismissed under rule 75(2).
Actual dismissal day under the no-step branch
Before the end of 1 year after dismissal
Actual rule 75(2) dismissal established; No reliance on other dismissal branches; Qualifying filing document identified. The filing causes automatic reinstatement only for the specified no-step dismissal. The subsequent 3 day service duty does not share the 1 year endpoint.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 76 (3) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How does this provision count time?
- File a document in the proceeding to obtain rule 76(3) reinstatement; serve its copy within the separate 3 day period
- Rule 76(3) supplies a fixed annual filing period. Rule 6350 excludes Christmas from periods for doing an act. The retained sources do not resolve annual-period/recess arithmetic sufficiently for this model. Preserve the one-year limit, actual rule 75(2) dismissal and three-day service duty. No automated reinstatement filing date is supplied.
- Actual Canberra completion place and Registry-opening status. Periods≤ 5 exclude closed Registry days. Relevant procedural counts excludeDecember 25–January 1. Action-based completion carry differs from legal-status/validity events. Backward endpoint cannot be blindly moved beyond the required interval.
- Rule 76(1)–(2) separately permits an application and discretionary reinstatement in the interests of justice. Automatic reinstatement under(3) requires an actual document filed within its period, followed by the separate service duty.
Rule 76(3) supplies a fixed annual filing period. Rule 6350 excludes Christmas from periods for doing an act. The retained sources do not resolve annual-period/recess arithmetic sufficiently for this model. Preserve the one-year limit, actual rule 75(2) dismissal and three-day service duty. No automated reinstatement filing date is supplied.
Actual Canberra completion place and Registry-opening status. Periods≤ 5 exclude closed Registry days. Relevant procedural counts excludeDecember 25–January 1. Action-based completion carry differs from legal-status/validity events. Backward endpoint cannot be blindly moved beyond the required interval.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 76 (3) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Rule 76(3) supplies a fixed annual filing period. Rule 6350 excludes Christmas from periods for doing an act. The retained sources do not resolve annual-period/recess arithmetic sufficiently for this model. Preserve the one-year limit, actual rule 75(2) dismissal and three-day service duty. No automated reinstatement filing date is supplied.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual rule 75(2) dismissal established
- Actual rule 75(2) dismissal established
- No reliance on other dismissal branches
- No reliance on other dismissal branches
- Qualifying filing document identified
- Qualifying filing document identified
- Actual rule 75(2) dismissal established; No reliance on other dismissal branches; Qualifying filing document identified. The filing causes automatic reinstatement only for the specified no-step dismissal. The subsequent 3 day service duty does not share the 1 year endpoint.
- The filing causes automatic reinstatement only for the specified no-step dismissal. The subsequent 3 day service duty does not share the 1 year endpoint.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When does the ACT automatic reinstatement after inactivity period end?
What event starts the ACT automatic reinstatement of proceeding dismissed for inactivity clock?
Actual dismissal day under the no-step branch. Party to a proceeding dismissed under rule 75(2). The filing causes automatic reinstatement only for the specified no-step dismissal. The subsequent 3 day service duty does not share the 1 year endpoint.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 76 (3) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What must be filed or served for automatic reinstatement of proceeding dismissed for inactivity?
File a document in the proceeding to obtain rule 76(3) reinstatement; serve its copy within the separate 3 day period. Complete it with Court Registry; each other active party for subsequent service. No automated filing date does not prove that the act occurred.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 76 (3) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]When does the stated period apply to automatic reinstatement of proceeding dismissed for inactivity?
Before the end of 1 year after dismissal. Actual rule 75(2) dismissal established; No reliance on other dismissal branches; Qualifying filing document identified.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 76 (3) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Which material branch changes automatic reinstatement of proceeding dismissed for inactivity?
The filing causes automatic reinstatement only for the specified no-step dismissal. The subsequent 3 day service duty does not share the 1 year endpoint.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 76 (3) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How do closed days affect automatic reinstatement of proceeding dismissed for inactivity?
Rule 76(3) supplies a fixed annual filing period. Rule 6350 excludes Christmas from periods for doing an act. The retained sources do not resolve annual-period/recess arithmetic sufficiently for this model. Preserve the one-year limit, actual rule 75(2) dismissal and three-day service duty. No automated reinstatement filing date is supplied. Actual Canberra completion place and Registry-opening status. Periods≤ 5 exclude closed Registry days. Relevant procedural counts excludeDecember 25–January 1. Action-based completion carry differs from legal-status/validity events. Backward endpoint cannot be blindly moved beyond the required interval. Legislation Act 2001 sections 151 and 151A provide the separate statutory inclusion and completion rules.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 76 (3) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Can an order or another source term change automatic reinstatement of proceeding dismissed for inactivity?
Rule 76(1)–(2) separately permits an application and discretionary reinstatement in the interests of justice. Automatic reinstatement under(3) requires an actual document filed within its period, followed by the separate service duty.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 76 (3) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 76 (3) [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 |