Australia · Australian Capital Territory courts
When does the ACT defence after a response becomes unconditional period end?
14 days after conversion. File defence. A prepared or served conditional notice does not establish conversion. The expiry branch requires the original filing anchor and complete application history.
- Period
- 14 days after conversion
- Trigger
- Actual unconditional-conversion event from expiry or refusal
- Rule
- Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 111 (5) [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 defence after a response becomes unconditional period end?
14 days after conversion. File defence. A prepared or served conditional notice does not establish conversion. The expiry branch requires the original filing anchor and complete application history.
Responsible actor. Defendant in originating-claim proceeding whose conditional notice became unconditional.
Actual unconditional-conversion event from expiry or refusal
14 days after conversion
Originating claim, not originating application; Conversion from no timely rule 40 application or actual refusal established; Complete notice/application history. A prepared or served conditional notice does not establish conversion. The expiry branch requires the original filing anchor and complete application history.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 111 (5) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How does this provision count time?
- File defence
- Defence after a response becomes unconditional uses 14 days after conversion. 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 defence. 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.
Defence after a response becomes unconditional uses 14 days after conversion. 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 defence. 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 111 (5) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Actual actual unconditional-conversion event from expiry or refusal on October12,2026. All stated branch facts apply.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Actual actual unconditional-conversion event from expiry or refusal on October12,2026. All stated branch facts apply. 14 days after conversion. File defence. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Monday, October 26, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Actual actual unconditional-conversion event from expiry or refusal on December21,2026. The procedural count encounters the prescribed Christmas period. 14 days after conversion. File defence. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Tuesday, January 12, 2027 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The actual prerequisite or controlling branch is absent. A prepared or served conditional notice does not establish conversion. The expiry branch requires the original filing anchor and complete application history. The illustrative event date is Monday, October 12, 2026. Missing branch facts prevent an automated endpoint. Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. A prepared or served conditional notice does not establish conversion. The expiry branch requires the original filing anchor and complete application history. | Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. A prepared or served conditional notice does not establish conversion. The expiry branch requires the original filing anchor and complete application history. |
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?
- Originating claim, not originating application
- Originating claim, not originating application
- Conversion from no timely rule 40 application or actual refusal established
- Conversion from no timely rule 40 application or actual refusal established
- Complete notice/application history
- Complete notice/application history
- Originating claim, not originating application; Conversion from no timely rule 40 application or actual refusal established; Complete notice/application history. A prepared or served conditional notice does not establish conversion. The expiry branch requires the original filing anchor and complete application history.
- A prepared or served conditional notice does not establish conversion. The expiry branch requires the original filing anchor and complete application history.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When does the ACT defence after a response becomes unconditional period end?
What event starts the ACT defence after a conditional notice of intention to respond becomes unconditional clock?
Actual unconditional-conversion event from expiry or refusal. Defendant in originating-claim proceeding whose conditional notice became unconditional. A prepared or served conditional notice does not establish conversion. The expiry branch requires the original filing anchor and complete application history.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 111 (5) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What must be filed or served for defence after a conditional notice of intention to respond becomes unconditional?
File defence. Complete it with Court Registry. Latest ordinary completion date does not prove that the act occurred.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 111 (5) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]When does the stated period apply to defence after a conditional notice of intention to respond becomes unconditional?
14 days after conversion. Originating claim, not originating application; Conversion from no timely rule 40 application or actual refusal established; Complete notice/application history.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 111 (5) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Which material branch changes defence after a conditional notice of intention to respond becomes unconditional?
A prepared or served conditional notice does not establish conversion. The expiry branch requires the original filing anchor and complete application history.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 111 (5) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How do closed days affect defence after a conditional notice of intention to respond becomes unconditional?
Defence after a response becomes unconditional uses 14 days after conversion. 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 defence. 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 defence after a conditional notice of intention to respond becomes unconditional?
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 111 (5) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 111 (5) [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 |