Australia · Australian Capital Territory courts
When does the ACT disputing a notice to admit period end?
14 days after notice service. Serve a notice disputing the identified fact or authenticity before deemed admission occurs. The output must distinguish a response opportunity from mandatory admission. Later proof can attract costs after a dispute under rule 491(3).
- Period
- 14 days after notice service
- Trigger
- Effective service of the notice to admit
- Rule
- Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 491 (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 disputing a notice to admit period end?
14 days after notice service. Serve a notice disputing the identified fact or authenticity before deemed admission occurs. The output must distinguish a response opportunity from mandatory admission. Later proof can attract costs after a dispute under rule 491(3).
Responsible actor. Party served with a notice to admit facts or document authenticity.
Effective service of the notice to admit
14 days after notice service
Actual notice and its identified facts or documents retained; No disputing notice already served; Admission consequence concerns this proceeding only. The output must distinguish a response opportunity from mandatory admission. Later proof can attract costs after a dispute under rule 491(3).
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 491 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How does this provision count time?
- Serve a notice disputing the identified fact or authenticity before deemed admission occurs
- Disputing a notice to admit uses 14 days after notice service. 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 a notice disputing the identified fact or authenticity before deemed admission occurs. 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.
Disputing a notice to admit uses 14 days after notice service. 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 a notice disputing the identified fact or authenticity before deemed admission occurs. 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 491 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Actual effective service of the notice to admit on October12,2026. All stated branch facts apply.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Actual effective service of the notice to admit on October12,2026. All stated branch facts apply. 14 days after notice service. Serve a notice disputing the identified fact or authenticity before deemed admission occurs. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Monday, October 26, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Actual effective service of the notice to admit on December21,2026. The procedural count encounters the prescribed Christmas period. 14 days after notice service. Serve a notice disputing the identified fact or authenticity before deemed admission occurs. 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. The output must distinguish a response opportunity from mandatory admission. Later proof can attract costs after a dispute under rule491(3). The illustrative event date is Monday, October 12, 2026. Missing branch facts prevent an automated endpoint. Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. The output must distinguish a response opportunity from mandatory admission. Later proof can attract costs after a dispute under rule491(3). | Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. The output must distinguish a response opportunity from mandatory admission. Later proof can attract costs after a dispute under rule491(3). |
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 notice and its identified facts or documents retained
- Actual notice and its identified facts or documents retained
- No disputing notice already served
- No disputing notice already served
- Admission consequence concerns this proceeding only
- Admission consequence concerns this proceeding only
- Actual notice and its identified facts or documents retained; No disputing notice already served; Admission consequence concerns this proceeding only. The output must distinguish a response opportunity from mandatory admission. Later proof can attract costs after a dispute under rule 491(3).
- The output must distinguish a response opportunity from mandatory admission. Later proof can attract costs after a dispute under rule 491(3).
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When does the ACT disputing a notice to admit period end?
What event starts the ACT notice to admit facts or documents - deemed admission clock?
Effective service of the notice to admit. Party served with a notice to admit facts or document authenticity. The output must distinguish a response opportunity from mandatory admission. Later proof can attract costs after a dispute under rule 491(3).
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 491 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What must be filed or served for notice to admit facts or documents - deemed admission?
Serve a notice disputing the identified fact or authenticity before deemed admission occurs. Complete it with Party who served the notice. Latest ordinary completion date does not prove that the act occurred.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 491 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]When does the stated period apply to notice to admit facts or documents - deemed admission?
14 days after notice service. Actual notice and its identified facts or documents retained; No disputing notice already served; Admission consequence concerns this proceeding only.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 491 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Which material branch changes notice to admit facts or documents - deemed admission?
The output must distinguish a response opportunity from mandatory admission. Later proof can attract costs after a dispute under rule 491(3).
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 491 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How do closed days affect notice to admit facts or documents - deemed admission?
Disputing a notice to admit uses 14 days after notice service. 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 a notice disputing the identified fact or authenticity before deemed admission occurs. 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 notice to admit facts or documents - deemed admission?
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 491 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 491 (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 |