Australia · Australian Capital Territory courts
When does the ACT review of refused out-of-time criminal appeal leave period end?
14 days after being told. File application for Court of Appeal determination. The communication day controls, not necessarily the earlier decision day. The registrar must supply the prescribed application form.
- Period
- 14 days after being told
- Trigger
- Actual day the person is told of registrar’s refusal
- Rule
- Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5510 (4) [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 review of refused out-of-time criminal appeal leave period end?
14 days after being told. File application for Court of Appeal determination. The communication day controls, not necessarily the earlier decision day. The registrar must supply the prescribed application form.
Responsible actor. Convicted person refused registrar leave to appeal out of time.
Actual day the person is told of registrar’s refusal
14 days after being told
Registrar refused leave under rule 5510(3); Actual communication to convicted person; Correct conviction/sentence out-of-time application. The communication day controls, not necessarily the earlier decision day. The registrar must supply the prescribed application form.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5510 (4) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How does this provision count time?
- File application for Court of Appeal determination
- Review of refused out-of-time criminal appeal leave uses 14 days after being told. 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 application for Court of Appeal determination. 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.
Review of refused out-of-time criminal appeal leave uses 14 days after being told. 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 application for Court of Appeal determination. 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 5510 (4) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Actual actual day the person is told of registrar’s refusal on October12,2026. All stated branch facts apply.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Actual actual day the person is told of registrar’s refusal on October12,2026. All stated branch facts apply. 14 days after being told. File application for Court of Appeal determination. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Monday, October 26, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Actual actual day the person is told of registrar’s refusal on December21,2026. The procedural count encounters the prescribed Christmas period. 14 days after being told. File application for Court of Appeal determination. 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 communication day controls, not necessarily the earlier decision day. The registrar must supply the prescribed application form. 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 communication day controls, not necessarily the earlier decision day. The registrar must supply the prescribed application form. | Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. The communication day controls, not necessarily the earlier decision day. The registrar must supply the prescribed application form. |
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?
- Registrar refused leave under rule 5510(3)
- Registrar refused leave under rule 5510(3)
- Actual communication to convicted person
- Actual communication to convicted person
- Correct conviction/sentence out-of-time application
- Correct conviction/sentence out-of-time application
- Registrar refused leave under rule 5510(3); Actual communication to convicted person; Correct conviction/sentence out-of-time application. The communication day controls, not necessarily the earlier decision day. The registrar must supply the prescribed application form.
- The communication day controls, not necessarily the earlier decision day. The registrar must supply the prescribed application form.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When does the ACT review of refused out-of-time criminal appeal leave period end?
What event starts the ACT application to the court of appeal after the registrar refuses leave to appeal out of time against conviction or sentence clock?
Actual day the person is told of registrar’s refusal. Convicted person refused registrar leave to appeal out of time. The communication day controls, not necessarily the earlier decision day. The registrar must supply the prescribed application form.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5510 (4) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What must be filed or served for application to the court of appeal after the registrar refuses leave to appeal out of time against conviction or sentence?
File application for Court of Appeal determination. Complete it with Court Registry for Court of Appeal. Latest ordinary completion date does not prove that the act occurred.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5510 (4) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]When does the stated period apply to application to the court of appeal after the registrar refuses leave to appeal out of time against conviction or sentence?
14 days after being told. Registrar refused leave under rule 5510(3); Actual communication to convicted person; Correct conviction/sentence out-of-time application.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5510 (4) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Which material branch changes application to the court of appeal after the registrar refuses leave to appeal out of time against conviction or sentence?
The communication day controls, not necessarily the earlier decision day. The registrar must supply the prescribed application form.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5510 (4) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How do closed days affect application to the court of appeal after the registrar refuses leave to appeal out of time against conviction or sentence?
Review of refused out-of-time criminal appeal leave uses 14 days after being told. 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 application for Court of Appeal determination. 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 application to the court of appeal after the registrar refuses leave to appeal out of time against conviction or sentence?
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 5510 (4) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5510 (4) [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 |