Australia · Australian Capital Territory courts
When does the ACT serving an interlocutory application period end?
Not later than 2 days before the return date. File the application and serve a stamped copy on each required other party. An inactive party normally need not be served unless the application seeks an order requiring that party to do or refrain from something. A non-active person must ordinarily be served personally.
- Period
- Not later than 2 days before the return date
- Trigger
- Actual application return date
- Rule
- Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 6008 (1) [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 an interlocutory application period end?
Not later than 2 days before the return date. File the application and serve a stamped copy on each required other party. An inactive party normally need not be served unless the application seeks an order requiring that party to do or refrain from something. A non-active person must ordinarily be served personally.
Responsible actor. Applicant making an application in an existing proceeding.
Actual application return date
Not later than 2 days before the return date
Existing proceeding application; Actual return date; Other inactive parties identified separately; No different Rules service provision or order. An inactive party normally need not be served unless the application seeks an order requiring that party to do or refrain from something. A non-active person must ordinarily be served personally.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 6008 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How does this provision count time?
- File the application and serve a stamped copy on each required other party
- Serving an interlocutory application uses Not later than 2 days before the return date. 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 application and serve a stamped copy on each required other 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.
Serving an interlocutory application uses Not later than 2 days before the return date. 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 application and serve a stamped copy on each required other 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 6008 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Actual actual application return date is November20,2026. File the application and serve a stamped copy on each required other party.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Actual actual application return date is November20,2026. File the application and serve a stamped copy on each required other party. Not later than 2 days before the return date. File the application and serve a stamped copy on each required other party. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Tuesday, November 17, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Actual actual application return date is January13,2027. The source count encounters the prescribed December25–January1 exclusion and any short-period Registry closures. Backward closed completion-day interaction requires source-specific qualification. No generic later carry or earlier roll is asserted. | Backward closed completion-day interaction requires source-specific qualification. No generic later carry or earlier roll is asserted. |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The actual prerequisite or controlling branch is absent. An inactive party normally need not be served unless the application seeks an order requiring that party to do or refrain from something. A non-active person must ordinarily be served personally. The illustrative event date is Monday, October 12, 2026. Missing branch facts prevent an automated endpoint. Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. An inactive party normally need not be served unless the application seeks an order requiring that party to do or refrain from something. A non-active person must ordinarily be served personally. | Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. An inactive party normally need not be served unless the application seeks an order requiring that party to do or refrain from something. A non-active person must ordinarily be served personally. |
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?
- Existing proceeding application
- Existing proceeding application
- Actual return date
- Actual return date
- Other inactive parties identified separately
- Other inactive parties identified separately
- No different Rules service provision or order
- No different Rules service provision or order
- Existing proceeding application; Actual return date; Other inactive parties identified separately; No different Rules service provision or order. An inactive party normally need not be served unless the application seeks an order requiring that party to do or refrain from something. A non-active person must ordinarily be served personally.
- An inactive party normally need not be served unless the application seeks an order requiring that party to do or refrain from something. A non-active person must ordinarily be served personally.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When does the ACT serving an interlocutory application period end?
What event starts the ACT interlocutory application in a proceeding - filing and service clock?
Actual application return date. Applicant making an application in an existing proceeding. An inactive party normally need not be served unless the application seeks an order requiring that party to do or refrain from something. A non-active person must ordinarily be served personally.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 6008 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What must be filed or served for interlocutory application in a proceeding - filing and service?
File the application and serve a stamped copy on each required other party. Complete it with Court Registry and required parties. Latest ordinary completion date does not prove that the act occurred.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 6008 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]When does the stated period apply to interlocutory application in a proceeding - filing and service?
Not later than 2 days before the return date. Existing proceeding application; Actual return date; Other inactive parties identified separately; No different Rules service provision or order.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 6008 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Which material branch changes interlocutory application in a proceeding - filing and service?
An inactive party normally need not be served unless the application seeks an order requiring that party to do or refrain from something. A non-active person must ordinarily be served personally.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 6008 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How do closed days affect interlocutory application in a proceeding - filing and service?
Serving an interlocutory application uses Not later than 2 days before the return date. 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 application and serve a stamped copy on each required other 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 interlocutory application in a proceeding - filing and service?
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 6008 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 6008 (1) [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 |