ART and migration procedure guides
When is the deadline for documents to the minister before they may be relied on in a s 500 review?
Migration Act 1958 s 500(6J), (8) provides the following source period. At least two business days before the hearing. The relevant actor is person submitting supporting documents. This is an evidentiary minimum interval. Verify both ACT and relevant-place public holidays. It does not prohibit an earlier submission.
- Period
- At least two business days before the hearing
- Trigger
- Actual substantive hearing and actual giving of document copies to the Minister
- Rule
- Migration Act 1958 s 500(6J), (8)
Compilation 171, June 4, 2026, volume 2
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Source guide. Migration Act 1958 s 500(6J), (8) concerns give the Minister copies of the supporting documents. At least two business days before the hearing. This is an evidentiary minimum interval. Verify both ACT and relevant-place public holidays. It does not prohibit an earlier submission. No computed date or purchase is available until the actual source events, procedural branch and applicable completion calendar are qualified.
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When is the deadline for documents to the minister before they may be relied on in a s 500 review?
Migration Act 1958 s 500(6J), (8) provides the following source period. At least two business days before the hearing. The relevant actor is person submitting supporting documents. This is an evidentiary minimum interval. Verify both ACT and relevant-place public holidays. It does not prohibit an earlier submission.
Responsible actor. Person submitting supporting documents.
Actual substantive hearing and actual giving of document copies to the Minister.
Compilation 171, June 4, 2026, volume 2.
Source guide. Migration Act 1958 s 500(6J), (8) concerns give the Minister copies of the supporting documents. At least two business days before the hearing. This is an evidentiary minimum interval. Verify both ACT and relevant-place public holidays. It does not prohibit an earlier submission. No computed date or purchase is available until the actual source events, procedural branch and applicable completion calendar are qualified.
Migration Act 1958 s 500(6J), (8)How does this provision count time?
- Give the Minister copies of the supporting documents.
- At least two business days before the hearing.
- This is an evidentiary minimum interval. Verify both ACT and relevant-place public holidays. It does not prohibit an earlier submission.
- The source period and its event are retained. No court, recipient, parliamentary sitting or place-specific working-day calendar is qualified as a final endpoint by this guide.
The source period and its event are retained. No court, recipient, parliamentary sitting or place-specific working-day calendar is qualified as a final endpoint by this guide.
No generic holiday carry is applied. The applicable place-specific working-day calendar, court rules and operative order require separate qualification.
Migration Act 1958 s 500(6J), (8)Which facts prevent one automatic date?
Source guide. Migration Act 1958 s 500(6J), (8) concerns give the Minister copies of the supporting documents. At least two business days before the hearing. This is an evidentiary minimum interval. Verify both ACT and relevant-place public holidays. It does not prohibit an earlier submission. No computed date or purchase is available until the actual source events, procedural branch and applicable completion calendar are qualified.
Actual substantive hearing and actual giving of document copies to the Minister is asserted, but the actual supporting document is missing. At least two business days before the hearing. This is an evidentiary minimum interval. Verify both ACT and relevant-place public holidays. It does not prohibit an earlier submission. No computed date. Establish the actual statutory event and applicable branch.
The file identifies give the Minister copies of the supporting documents, but the relevant place, method or procedural calendar is unconfirmed. The source period and its event are retained. No court, recipient, parliamentary sitting or place-specific working-day calendar is qualified as a final endpoint by this guide. This is an evidentiary minimum interval. Verify both ACT and relevant-place public holidays. It does not prohibit an earlier submission. No computed date. Establish source-specific counting and completion facts.
The catalog label is supplied without confirming that Migration Act 1958 s 500(6J), (8) governs the actual proceeding. Compilation 171, June 4, 2026, volume 2. This is an evidentiary minimum interval. Verify both ACT and relevant-place public holidays. It does not prohibit an earlier submission. No computed date or purchase. Confirm the operative provision and actual proceeding.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual statutory event
- Actual substantive hearing and actual giving of document copies to the Minister
- Source-defined procedural branch
- This is an evidentiary minimum interval. Verify both ACT and relevant-place public holidays. It does not prohibit an earlier submission.
- Edition and counting scope
- Compilation 171, June 4, 2026, volume 2. The source period and its event are retained. No court, recipient, parliamentary sitting or place-specific working-day calendar is qualified as a final endpoint by this guide.
- Source guide. Migration Act 1958 s 500(6J), (8) concerns give the Minister copies of the supporting documents. At least two business days before the hearing. This is an evidentiary minimum interval. Verify both ACT and relevant-place public holidays. It does not prohibit an earlier submission. No computed date or purchase is available until the actual source events, procedural branch and applicable completion calendar are qualified.
- This is an evidentiary minimum interval. Verify both ACT and relevant-place public holidays. It does not prohibit an earlier submission.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When is the deadline for documents to the minister before they may be relied on in a s 500 review?
Who takes the step for character-review documents before hearing?
Person submitting supporting documents. The source-defined act is give the Minister copies of the supporting documents. This is an evidentiary minimum interval. Verify both ACT and relevant-place public holidays. It does not prohibit an earlier submission.
Migration Act 1958 s 500(6J), (8)What starts character-review documents before hearing?
Actual substantive hearing and actual giving of document copies to the Minister. Retain the actual notice, statement, application, delivery or decision identified by this provision. A nearby procedural event does not establish this anchor.
Migration Act 1958 s 500(6J), (8)What source period applies to character-review documents before hearing?
At least two business days before the hearing. This is an evidentiary minimum interval. Verify both ACT and relevant-place public holidays. It does not prohibit an earlier submission.
Migration Act 1958 s 500(6J), (8)Which branch changes character-review documents before hearing?
This is an evidentiary minimum interval. Verify both ACT and relevant-place public holidays. It does not prohibit an earlier submission. Compilation 171, June 4, 2026, volume 2. The applicable decision type, notice and any actual direction must match this provision.
Migration Act 1958 s 500(6J), (8)Does this guide calculate a final date for character-review documents before hearing?
The source period and its event are retained. No court, recipient, parliamentary sitting or place-specific working-day calendar is qualified as a final endpoint by this guide. At least two business days before the hearing. A source period, deemed-receipt rule, minimum interval or institutional power is not automatically a party filing deadline.
Migration Act 1958 s 500(6J), (8)What should be retained for character-review documents before hearing?
Retain actual substantive hearing and actual giving of document copies to the Minister, the operative source and any applicable order. Give the Minister copies of the supporting documents. This is an evidentiary minimum interval. Verify both ACT and relevant-place public holidays. It does not prohibit an earlier submission. This guide supplies neither a final computed date nor a purchase.
Migration Act 1958 s 500(6J), (8)Official sources and review
Provisions used (1)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Migration Act 1958 s 500(6J), (8) | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |