Australia · Australian Capital Territory courts
When does the ACT serving a court of appeal leave application period end?
3 days after filing. Serve sealed application and stamped supporting material. This three-day service is separate from seven-day filing for leave. A returned filing cannot be treated as accepted merely because papers were prepared.
- Period
- 3 days after filing
- Trigger
- Actual filing day
- Rule
- Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5314 (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 serving a court of appeal leave application period end?
3 days after filing. Serve sealed application and stamped supporting material. This three-day service is separate from seven-day filing for leave. A returned filing cannot be treated as accepted merely because papers were prepared.
Responsible actor. Applicant whose Court of Appeal interlocutory leave application was filed.
Actual filing day
3 days after filing
Actual filing; All parties/interveners identified; Personal or valid original-address service route. This three-day service is separate from seven-day filing for leave. A returned filing cannot be treated as accepted merely because papers were prepared.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5314 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How does this provision count time?
- Serve sealed application and stamped supporting material
- Serving a Court of Appeal leave application uses 3 days after filing. 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 sealed application and stamped supporting material. 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.
Serving a Court of Appeal leave application uses 3 days after filing. 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 sealed application and stamped supporting material. 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 5314 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What do independently checked examples show?
Fictitious example
Actual actual filing day on October12,2026. All stated branch facts apply.
| Step | What is counted | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Example 1. Ordinary established facts | Actual actual filing day on October12,2026. All stated branch facts apply. 3 days after filing. Serve sealed application and stamped supporting material. The independent counted-date record retains any excluded days and controlling branch endpoints. | Thursday, October 15, 2026 |
| Example 2. Closed-day boundary | Actual actual filing day on December21,2026. The procedural count encounters the prescribed Christmas period. 3 days after filing. Serve sealed application and stamped supporting material. 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. This three-day service is separate from seven-day filing for leave. A returned filing cannot be treated as accepted merely because papers were prepared. 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 three-day service is separate from seven-day filing for leave. A returned filing cannot be treated as accepted merely because papers were prepared. | Establish the source-specific actor, event and branch. This three-day service is separate from seven-day filing for leave. A returned filing cannot be treated as accepted merely because papers were prepared. |
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 filing
- Actual filing
- All parties/interveners identified
- All parties/interveners identified
- Personal or valid original-address service route
- Personal or valid original-address service route
- Actual filing; All parties/interveners identified; Personal or valid original-address service route. This three-day service is separate from seven-day filing for leave. A returned filing cannot be treated as accepted merely because papers were prepared.
- This three-day service is separate from seven-day filing for leave. A returned filing cannot be treated as accepted merely because papers were prepared.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When does the ACT serving a court of appeal leave application period end?
What event starts the ACT service of an application for leave to appeal to the court of appeal clock?
Actual filing day. Applicant whose Court of Appeal interlocutory leave application was filed. This three-day service is separate from seven-day filing for leave. A returned filing cannot be treated as accepted merely because papers were prepared.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5314 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]What must be filed or served for service of an application for leave to appeal to the court of appeal?
Serve sealed application and stamped supporting material. Complete it with Each original-proceeding party and permitted intervener. Latest ordinary completion date does not prove that the act occurred.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5314 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]When does the stated period apply to service of an application for leave to appeal to the court of appeal?
3 days after filing. Actual filing; All parties/interveners identified; Personal or valid original-address service route.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5314 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Which material branch changes service of an application for leave to appeal to the court of appeal?
This three-day service is separate from seven-day filing for leave. A returned filing cannot be treated as accepted merely because papers were prepared.
Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5314 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]How do closed days affect service of an application for leave to appeal to the court of appeal?
Serving a Court of Appeal leave application uses 3 days after filing. 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 sealed application and stamped supporting material. 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 an application for leave to appeal to the court of appeal?
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 5314 (1) [R73, effective August 1, 2026]Official sources and review
Provisions used (3)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Court Procedures Rules 2006 (ACT) r 5314 (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 |