New Zealand civil and employment procedure
When is the deadline for first case management conference (district court)?
At least 25 working days after the first defence and at least 50 working days after filing the proceeding. Arrange the first available qualifying case management conference. Both minima and actual availability matter. Undefended proceedings, summary judgment and judicial directions have exceptions. Memorandum periods require their own rule-specific treatment.
- Period
- At least 25 working days after the first defence and at least 50 working days after filing the proceeding
- Trigger
- Actual filing of the first defence and of the proceeding
- Rule
- District Court Rules 2014, rule 7.2
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District Court Rules 2014, rule 7.2. At least 25 working days after the first defence and at least 50 working days after filing the proceeding. Both minima and actual availability matter. Undefended proceedings, summary judgment and judicial directions have exceptions. Memorandum periods require their own rule-specific treatment. This source guide requires the actual procedural branch, event and applicable completion facts before a final date can be established. No computed date or paid record is available.
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When is the deadline for first case management conference (district court)?
At least 25 working days after the first defence and at least 50 working days after filing the proceeding. Arrange the first available qualifying case management conference. Both minima and actual availability matter. Undefended proceedings, summary judgment and judicial directions have exceptions. Memorandum periods require their own rule-specific treatment.
Responsible actor. The registrar arranging a defended proceeding's first conference.
Actual filing of the first defence and of the proceeding.
Both minima and actual availability matter. Undefended proceedings, summary judgment and judicial directions have exceptions. Memorandum periods require their own rule-specific treatment.
Both minima and actual availability matter. Undefended proceedings, summary judgment and judicial directions have exceptions. Memorandum periods require their own rule-specific treatment.
District Court Rules 2014, rule 7.2How does this provision count time?
- Arrange the first available qualifying case management conference.
- Retain the actual event and evidence of completion.
- Check the operative source and any applicable order before relying on a period.
District Court Rules 1.4 and 1.21 govern rule-specific working days and calculation. Do not import the High Court procedural timetable.
Rule 1.22 concerns an act at a closed court registry. Apply the actual registry and act, and retain any order under rule 1.23.
District Court Rules 2014, rule 7.2Which facts prevent one automatic date?
District Court Rules 2014, rule 7.2. At least 25 working days after the first defence and at least 50 working days after filing the proceeding. Both minima and actual availability matter. Undefended proceedings, summary judgment and judicial directions have exceptions. Memorandum periods require their own rule-specific treatment. This source guide requires the actual procedural branch, event and applicable completion facts before a final date can be established. No computed date or paid record is available.
The registrar arranging a defended proceeding's first conference establishes the relevant event. Actual filing of the first defence and of the proceeding. At least 25 working days after the first defence and at least 50 working days after filing the proceeding. Apply the identified source branch. This illustration supplies no final date.
The procedure has a potentially different branch or direction. Both minima and actual availability matter. Undefended proceedings, summary judgment and judicial directions have exceptions. Memorandum periods require their own rule-specific treatment. Resolve the specific branch before treating the ordinary period as applicable. No final date is supplied.
The event, required act or completion facts are missing. Arrange the first available qualifying case management conference. Rule 1.22 concerns an act at a closed court registry. Apply the actual registry and act, and retain any order under rule 1.23. Withhold a computed deadline and paid record. Preserve the unresolved fact instead of assuming an endpoint.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Actual procedural event
- Actual filing of the first defence and of the proceeding.
- Required act and branch
- Arrange the first available qualifying case management conference. Both minima and actual availability matter. Undefended proceedings, summary judgment and judicial directions have exceptions. Memorandum periods require their own rule-specific treatment.
- Completion qualification
- Rule 1.22 concerns an act at a closed court registry. Apply the actual registry and act, and retain any order under rule 1.23.
- Both minima and actual availability matter. Undefended proceedings, summary judgment and judicial directions have exceptions. Memorandum periods require their own rule-specific treatment.
- This procedure concerns arrange the first available qualifying case management conference. Compare the related procedures for their own actor, event and required act. Their periods do not replace this provision.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When is the deadline for first case management conference (district court)?
Who takes the step for district court first case management conference?
The registrar arranging a defended proceeding's first conference. Arrange the first available qualifying case management conference.
District Court Rules 2014, rule 7.2What event matters for district court first case management conference?
Actual filing of the first defence and of the proceeding. Retain evidence of that event rather than substituting a convenient document or hearing date.
District Court Rules 2014, rule 7.2What period does the source state for district court first case management conference?
At least 25 working days after the first defence and at least 50 working days after filing the proceeding. District Court Rules 1.4 and 1.21 govern rule-specific working days and calculation. Do not import the High Court procedural timetable.
District Court Rules 2014, rule 7.2Which branch can change district court first case management conference?
Both minima and actual availability matter. Undefended proceedings, summary judgment and judicial directions have exceptions. Memorandum periods require their own rule-specific treatment.
District Court Rules 2014, rule 7.2What must be completed for district court first case management conference?
Arrange the first available qualifying case management conference. Filing, service, notification, payment and discretionary applications remain distinct. No final completion date is calculated by this guide.
District Court Rules 2014, rule 7.2Does this guide establish a final date for district court first case management conference?
No. Rule 1.22 concerns an act at a closed court registry. Apply the actual registry and act, and retain any order under rule 1.23. The actual branch and completion facts remain necessary before a final date is supported.
District Court Rules 2014, rule 7.2Official sources and review
Provisions used (5)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| District Court Rules 2014, rule 7.2 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| District Court Rules 2014, rule 1.4 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| District Court Rules 2014, rule 1.21 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| District Court Rules 2014, rule 1.22 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| District Court Rules 2014, rule 1.23 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |