Australia · Australian Capital Territory courts
When does the ACT serving an originating application period end?
At least 5 days before the return date. Serve the originating application. For this five-day interval, closed Registry days are excluded. Both service and return dates are excluded from the intervening interval; actual service method remains necessary.
- Period
- At least 5 days before the return date
- Trigger
- Actual return date of that application
- Rule
- Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 62 (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 originating application period end?
At least 5 days before the return date. Serve the originating application. For this five-day interval, closed Registry days are excluded. Both service and return dates are excluded from the intervening interval; actual service method remains necessary.
Responsible actor. Plaintiff issuing an originating application.
Actual return date of that application
At least 5 days before the return date
Actual return date set; No territory-law without-service route; No proposal for decision without hearing; No different Rules period or court order. For this five-day interval, closed Registry days are excluded. Both service and return dates are excluded from the intervening interval; actual service method remains necessary.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 62 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How does this provision count time?
- Serve the originating application
- Serving an originating application uses At least 5 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.
- Serve the originating application. 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 originating application uses At least 5 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.
Serve the originating application. 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 62 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Actual actual return date of that application is November20,2026. Serve the originating application.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Actual actual return date of that application is November20,2026. Serve the originating application. At least 5 days before the return date. Serve the originating application. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Thursday, November 12, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Actual actual return date of that application is January13,2027. The source count encounters the prescribed December25–January1 exclusion and any short-period Registry closures. At least 5 days before the return date. Serve the originating application. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Tuesday, January 5, 2027 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The actual prerequisite or controlling branch is absent. For this five-day interval, closed Registry days are excluded. Both service and return dates are excluded from the intervening interval; actual service method remains necessary. The illustrative event date is Monday, October 12, 2026. Missing branch facts prevent an automated endpoint. Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. For this five-day interval, closed Registry days are excluded. Both service and return dates are excluded from the intervening interval; actual service method remains necessary. | Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. For this five-day interval, closed Registry days are excluded. Both service and return dates are excluded from the intervening interval; actual service method remains necessary. |
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?
- Actual return date set
- Actual return date set
- No territory-law without-service route
- No territory-law without-service route
- No proposal for decision without hearing
- No proposal for decision without hearing
- No different Rules period or court order
- No different Rules period or court order
- Actual return date set; No territory-law without-service route; No proposal for decision without hearing; No different Rules period or court order. For this five-day interval, closed Registry days are excluded. Both service and return dates are excluded from the intervening interval; actual service method remains necessary.
- For this five-day interval, closed Registry days are excluded. Both service and return dates are excluded from the intervening interval; actual service method remains necessary.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When does the ACT serving an originating application period end?
What event starts the ACT service of originating application before return date clock?
Actual return date of that application. Plaintiff issuing an originating application. For this five-day interval, closed Registry days are excluded. Both service and return dates are excluded from the intervening interval; actual service method remains necessary.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 62 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What must be filed or served for service of originating application before return date?
Serve the originating application. Complete it with Required defendant or recipient. Latest ordinary completion date does not prove that the act occurred.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 62 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]When does the stated period apply to service of originating application before return date?
At least 5 days before the return date. Actual return date set; No territory-law without-service route; No proposal for decision without hearing; No different Rules period or court order.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 62 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Which material branch changes service of originating application before return date?
For this five-day interval, closed Registry days are excluded. Both service and return dates are excluded from the intervening interval; actual service method remains necessary.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 62 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How do closed days affect service of originating application before return date?
Serving an originating application uses At least 5 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. Serve the originating application. 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 originating application before return date?
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 62 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 62 (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 |