Australia · Australian Capital Territory courts
When does the ACT special witness subpoena service period end?
At least 6 weeks before hearing, absent actual late-service leave. Serve the evidence subpoena. Six weeks means 42 days before endpoint exclusions. Ordinary five-day subpoena service does not govern this special-witness branch.
- Period
- At least 6 weeks before hearing, absent actual late-service leave
- Trigger
- Actual hearing date set by court
- Rule
- Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 6482 (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 special witness subpoena service period end?
At least 6 weeks before hearing, absent actual late-service leave. Serve the evidence subpoena. Six weeks means 42 days before endpoint exclusions. Ordinary five-day subpoena service does not govern this special-witness branch.
Responsible actor. Issuing party requiring a special witness to give evidence.
Actual hearing date set by court
At least 6 weeks before hearing, absent actual late-service leave
Witness legally within special-witness category; Subpoena to give evidence; Actual hearing date; No leave under rule 6482(3) or(8). Six weeks means 42 days before endpoint exclusions. Ordinary five-day subpoena service does not govern this special-witness branch.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 6482 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How does this provision count time?
- Serve the evidence subpoena
- Special witness subpoena service uses At least 6 weeks before hearing, absent actual late-service leave. 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 evidence subpoena. 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 give late-service leave and must set the last service date. That actual date replaces the ordinary six-week model.
Special witness subpoena service uses At least 6 weeks before hearing, absent actual late-service leave. 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 evidence subpoena. 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 6482 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Actual actual hearing date set by court is November20,2026. Serve the evidence subpoena.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Actual actual hearing date set by court is November20,2026. Serve the evidence subpoena. At least 6 weeks before hearing, absent actual late-service leave. Serve the evidence subpoena. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Thursday, October 8, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Actual actual hearing date set by court is January13,2027. The source count encounters the prescribed December25–January1 exclusion and any short-period Registry closures. At least 6 weeks before hearing, absent actual late-service leave. Serve the evidence subpoena. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Monday, November 23, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The actual prerequisite or controlling branch is absent. Six weeks means42days before endpoint exclusions. Ordinary five-day subpoena service does not govern this special-witness branch. The illustrative event date is Monday, October 12, 2026. Missing branch facts prevent an automated endpoint. Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. Six weeks means42days before endpoint exclusions. Ordinary five-day subpoena service does not govern this special-witness branch. | Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. Six weeks means42days before endpoint exclusions. Ordinary five-day subpoena service does not govern this special-witness branch. |
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?
- Witness legally within special-witness category
- Witness legally within special-witness category
- Subpoena to give evidence
- Subpoena to give evidence
- Actual hearing date
- Actual hearing date
- No leave under rule 6482(3) or(8)
- No leave under rule 6482(3) or(8)
- Witness legally within special-witness category; Subpoena to give evidence; Actual hearing date; No leave under rule 6482(3) or(8). Six weeks means 42 days before endpoint exclusions. Ordinary five-day subpoena service does not govern this special-witness branch.
- Six weeks means 42 days before endpoint exclusions. Ordinary five-day subpoena service does not govern this special-witness branch.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When does the ACT special witness subpoena service period end?
What event starts the ACT service of a subpoena to give evidence on a special witness clock?
Actual hearing date set by court. Issuing party requiring a special witness to give evidence. Six weeks means 42 days before endpoint exclusions. Ordinary five-day subpoena service does not govern this special-witness branch.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 6482 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What must be filed or served for service of a subpoena to give evidence on a special witness?
Serve the evidence subpoena. Complete it with Special witness through rule 6482 service. Latest ordinary completion date does not prove that the act occurred.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 6482 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]When does the stated period apply to service of a subpoena to give evidence on a special witness?
At least 6 weeks before hearing, absent actual late-service leave. Witness legally within special-witness category; Subpoena to give evidence; Actual hearing date; No leave under rule 6482(3) or(8).
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 6482 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Which material branch changes service of a subpoena to give evidence on a special witness?
Six weeks means 42 days before endpoint exclusions. Ordinary five-day subpoena service does not govern this special-witness branch.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 6482 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How do closed days affect service of a subpoena to give evidence on a special witness?
Special witness subpoena service uses At least 6 weeks before hearing, absent actual late-service leave. 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 evidence subpoena. 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 a subpoena to give evidence on a special witness?
The court may give late-service leave and must set the last service date. That actual date replaces the ordinary six-week model.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 6482 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 6482 (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 |