Australia · Australian Capital Territory courts
When does the ACT supplementary expert report period end?
3 days after obtaining the report. Serve the report on every other active party. A genuinely new expert report outside these responsive/update categories does not inherit this three-day period. Admission without compliant service requires an applicable exception.
- Period
- 3 days after obtaining the report
- Trigger
- Actual day that party obtains the later report
- Rule
- Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1241 (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 supplementary expert report period end?
3 days after obtaining the report. Serve the report on every other active party. A genuinely new expert report outside these responsive/update categories does not inherit this three-day period. Admission without compliant service requires an applicable exception.
Responsible actor. Party obtaining a responsive or updating expert report.
Actual day that party obtains the later report
3 days after obtaining the report
Earlier report served under rule 1241(1); Later report only responds to another served report or updates an earlier served report; No different court order. A genuinely new expert report outside these responsive/update categories does not inherit this three-day period. Admission without compliant service requires an applicable exception.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1241 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How does this provision count time?
- Serve the report on every other active party
- Supplementary expert report uses 3 days after obtaining the report. 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 report on every other active party. 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.
Supplementary expert report uses 3 days after obtaining the report. 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 report on every other active party. 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 1241 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Actual actual day that party obtains the later report on October12,2026. All stated branch facts apply.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Actual actual day that party obtains the later report on October12,2026. All stated branch facts apply. 3 days after obtaining the report. Serve the report on every other active party. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Actual actual day that party obtains the later report on December21,2026. The procedural count encounters the prescribed Christmas period. 3 days after obtaining the report. Serve the report on every other active party. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Thursday, December 24, 2026 |
| Example 3. Material procedural branch | The actual prerequisite or controlling branch is absent. A genuinely new expert report outside these responsive/update categories does not inherit this three-day period. Admission without compliant service requires an applicable exception. 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 genuinely new expert report outside these responsive/update categories does not inherit this three-day period. Admission without compliant service requires an applicable exception. | Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. A genuinely new expert report outside these responsive/update categories does not inherit this three-day period. Admission without compliant service requires an applicable exception. |
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?
- Earlier report served under rule 1241(1)
- Earlier report served under rule 1241(1)
- Later report only responds to another served report or updates an earlier served report
- Later report only responds to another served report or updates an earlier served report
- No different court order
- No different court order
- Earlier report served under rule 1241(1); Later report only responds to another served report or updates an earlier served report; No different court order. A genuinely new expert report outside these responsive/update categories does not inherit this three-day period. Admission without compliant service requires an applicable exception.
- A genuinely new expert report outside these responsive/update categories does not inherit this three-day period. Admission without compliant service requires an applicable exception.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When does the ACT supplementary expert report period end?
What event starts the ACT service of responsive or updating expert report clock?
Actual day that party obtains the later report. Party obtaining a responsive or updating expert report. A genuinely new expert report outside these responsive/update categories does not inherit this three-day period. Admission without compliant service requires an applicable exception.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1241 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What must be filed or served for service of responsive or updating expert report?
Serve the report on every other active party. Complete it with Every other active party. Latest ordinary completion date does not prove that the act occurred.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1241 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]When does the stated period apply to service of responsive or updating expert report?
3 days after obtaining the report. Earlier report served under rule 1241(1); Later report only responds to another served report or updates an earlier served report; No different court order.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1241 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Which material branch changes service of responsive or updating expert report?
A genuinely new expert report outside these responsive/update categories does not inherit this three-day period. Admission without compliant service requires an applicable exception.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1241 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How do closed days affect service of responsive or updating expert report?
Supplementary expert report uses 3 days after obtaining the report. 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 report on every other active party. 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 responsive or updating expert report?
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 1241 (2) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 1241 (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 |