Australia · Australian Capital Territory courts
When does the ACT trial court book period end?
Not later than 14 days before trial. File and serve the court book. This trial-based book deadline is distinct from listing-hearing particulars. Court book contents and filing/service both remain material.
- Period
- Not later than 14 days before trial
- Trigger
- Actual trial date set by court
- Rule
- Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1312 (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 trial court book period end?
Not later than 14 days before trial. File and serve the court book. This trial-based book deadline is distinct from listing-hearing particulars. Court book contents and filing/service both remain material.
Responsible actor. Plaintiff whose trial date has been set.
Actual trial date set by court
Not later than 14 days before trial
Actual set trial date; Most recent amended document versions; Expert reports and interrogatory answers excluded absent all-party agreement. This trial-based book deadline is distinct from listing-hearing particulars. Court book contents and filing/service both remain material.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1312 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How does this provision count time?
- File and serve the court book
- Trial court book uses Not later than 14 days before trial. 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 and serve the court book. 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.
Trial court book uses Not later than 14 days before trial. 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 and serve the court book. 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 1312 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Actual actual trial date set by court is November20,2026. File and serve the court book.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Actual actual trial date set by court is November20,2026. File and serve the court book. Not later than 14 days before trial. File and serve the court book. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Thursday, November 5, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Actual actual trial date set by court is January13,2027. The source count encounters the prescribed December25–January1 exclusion and any short-period Registry closures. Not later than 14 days before trial. File and serve the court book. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Monday, December 21, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The actual prerequisite or controlling branch is absent. This trial-based book deadline is distinct from listing-hearing particulars. Court book contents and filing/service both remain material. The illustrative event date is Monday, October 12, 2026. Missing branch facts prevent an automated endpoint. Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. This trial-based book deadline is distinct from listing-hearing particulars. Court book contents and filing/service both remain material. | Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. This trial-based book deadline is distinct from listing-hearing particulars. Court book contents and filing/service both remain material. |
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 set trial date
- Actual set trial date
- Most recent amended document versions
- Most recent amended document versions
- Expert reports and interrogatory answers excluded absent all-party agreement
- Expert reports and interrogatory answers excluded absent all-party agreement
- Actual set trial date; Most recent amended document versions; Expert reports and interrogatory answers excluded absent all-party agreement. This trial-based book deadline is distinct from listing-hearing particulars. Court book contents and filing/service both remain material.
- This trial-based book deadline is distinct from listing-hearing particulars. Court book contents and filing/service both remain material.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When does the ACT trial court book period end?
What event starts the ACT court book - filing and service before trial clock?
Actual trial date set by court. Plaintiff whose trial date has been set. This trial-based book deadline is distinct from listing-hearing particulars. Court book contents and filing/service both remain material.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1312 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What must be filed or served for court book - filing and service before trial?
File and serve the court book. Complete it with Court Registry and each other active party. Latest ordinary completion date does not prove that the act occurred.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1312 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]When does the stated period apply to court book - filing and service before trial?
Not later than 14 days before trial. Actual set trial date; Most recent amended document versions; Expert reports and interrogatory answers excluded absent all-party agreement.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1312 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Which material branch changes court book - filing and service before trial?
This trial-based book deadline is distinct from listing-hearing particulars. Court book contents and filing/service both remain material.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1312 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How do closed days affect court book - filing and service before trial?
Trial court book uses Not later than 14 days before trial. 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 and serve the court book. 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 court book - filing and service before trial?
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 1312 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1312 (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 |