New Zealand civil and employment procedure
When is the deadline for service of statement of claim - deemed discontinuance (district court)?
12 months after filing is the outer deemed-discontinuance boundary unless further time is allowed. Serve the statement of claim and notice as soon as practicable. The outer boundary does not permit waiting. The consequence concerns each unserved person and remains subject to the court allowing further time.
- Period
- 12 months after filing is the outer deemed-discontinuance boundary unless further time is allowed
- Trigger
- Actual filing of the claim or service directions
- Rule
- District Court Rules 2014, rule 5.68
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District Court Rules 2014, rule 5.68. 12 months after filing is the outer deemed-discontinuance boundary unless further time is allowed. The outer boundary does not permit waiting. The consequence concerns each unserved person and remains subject to the court allowing further time. 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 service of statement of claim - deemed discontinuance (district court)?
12 months after filing is the outer deemed-discontinuance boundary unless further time is allowed. Serve the statement of claim and notice as soon as practicable. The outer boundary does not permit waiting. The consequence concerns each unserved person and remains subject to the court allowing further time.
Responsible actor. The plaintiff serving a filed claim.
Actual filing of the claim or service directions.
The outer boundary does not permit waiting. The consequence concerns each unserved person and remains subject to the court allowing further time.
The outer boundary does not permit waiting. The consequence concerns each unserved person and remains subject to the court allowing further time.
District Court Rules 2014, rule 5.68How does this provision count time?
- Serve the statement of claim and notice as soon as practicable.
- 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 5.68Which facts prevent one automatic date?
District Court Rules 2014, rule 5.68. 12 months after filing is the outer deemed-discontinuance boundary unless further time is allowed. The outer boundary does not permit waiting. The consequence concerns each unserved person and remains subject to the court allowing further time. 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 plaintiff serving a filed claim establishes the relevant event. Actual filing of the claim or service directions. 12 months after filing is the outer deemed-discontinuance boundary unless further time is allowed. Apply the identified source branch. This illustration supplies no final date.
The procedure has a potentially different branch or direction. The outer boundary does not permit waiting. The consequence concerns each unserved person and remains subject to the court allowing further time. 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. Serve the statement of claim and notice as soon as practicable. 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 claim or service directions.
- Required act and branch
- Serve the statement of claim and notice as soon as practicable. The outer boundary does not permit waiting. The consequence concerns each unserved person and remains subject to the court allowing further time.
- 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.
- The outer boundary does not permit waiting. The consequence concerns each unserved person and remains subject to the court allowing further time.
- This procedure concerns serve the statement of claim and notice as soon as practicable. 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 service of statement of claim - deemed discontinuance (district court)?
Who takes the step for district court service of a proceeding?
The plaintiff serving a filed claim. Serve the statement of claim and notice as soon as practicable.
District Court Rules 2014, rule 5.68What event matters for district court service of a proceeding?
Actual filing of the claim or service directions. Retain evidence of that event rather than substituting a convenient document or hearing date.
District Court Rules 2014, rule 5.68What period does the source state for district court service of a proceeding?
12 months after filing is the outer deemed-discontinuance boundary unless further time is allowed. 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 5.68Which branch can change district court service of a proceeding?
The outer boundary does not permit waiting. The consequence concerns each unserved person and remains subject to the court allowing further time.
District Court Rules 2014, rule 5.68What must be completed for district court service of a proceeding?
Serve the statement of claim and notice as soon as practicable. Filing, service, notification, payment and discretionary applications remain distinct. No final completion date is calculated by this guide.
District Court Rules 2014, rule 5.68Does this guide establish a final date for district court service of a proceeding?
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 5.68Official sources and review
Provisions used (5)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| District Court Rules 2014, rule 5.68 | 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 |