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When is the deadline for appeal to the high court where there is a right of appeal?

The enabling enactment's period, otherwise 20 working days after the decision. Bring the appeal in the required form. Check the enabling enactment first. Extension powers depend on that enactment and require the appropriate on-notice application.

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Period
The enabling enactment's period, otherwise 20 working days after the decision
Trigger
The actual giving of the decision under appeal
Rule
High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.4
High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.4

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High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.4. The enabling enactment's period, otherwise 20 working days after the decision. Check the enabling enactment first. Extension powers depend on that enactment and require the appropriate on-notice application. 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.

High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.4

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When is the deadline for appeal to the high court where there is a right of appeal?

The enabling enactment's period, otherwise 20 working days after the decision. Bring the appeal in the required form. Check the enabling enactment first. Extension powers depend on that enactment and require the appropriate on-notice application.

Responsible actor. The person with an established statutory right of appeal to the High Court.

The actual giving of the decision under appeal.

Check the enabling enactment first. Extension powers depend on that enactment and require the appropriate on-notice application.

Check the enabling enactment first. Extension powers depend on that enactment and require the appropriate on-notice application.

High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.4

How does this provision count time?

  1. Bring the appeal in the required form.
  2. Retain the actual event and evidence of completion.
  3. Check the operative source and any applicable order before relying on a period.

High Court Rules 1.3 and 1.17 define working days and exclude the reference event day for rule periods. Rule 1.17(3) preserves statutory reckoning.

Rule 1.18 addresses an act at a registry that cannot be done because that registry is closed. It does not carry every service act or statutory interval.

High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.4

Which facts prevent one automatic date?

High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.4. The enabling enactment's period, otherwise 20 working days after the decision. Check the enabling enactment first. Extension powers depend on that enactment and require the appropriate on-notice application. 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.

ResultRead the operative provision and establish the applicable branch.

The person with an established statutory right of appeal to the High Court establishes the relevant event. The actual giving of the decision under appeal. The enabling enactment's period, otherwise 20 working days after the decision. Apply the identified source branch. This illustration supplies no final date.

The procedure has a potentially different branch or direction. Check the enabling enactment first. Extension powers depend on that enactment and require the appropriate on-notice application. 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. Bring the appeal in the required form. Rule 1.18 addresses an act at a registry that cannot be done because that registry is closed. It does not carry every service act or statutory interval. Withhold a computed deadline and paid record. Preserve the unresolved fact instead of assuming an endpoint.

Which conditions and exceptions apply?

Actual procedural event
The actual giving of the decision under appeal.
Required act and branch
Bring the appeal in the required form. Check the enabling enactment first. Extension powers depend on that enactment and require the appropriate on-notice application.
Completion qualification
Rule 1.18 addresses an act at a registry that cannot be done because that registry is closed. It does not carry every service act or statutory interval.
High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.4
  • Check the enabling enactment first. Extension powers depend on that enactment and require the appropriate on-notice application.
  • This procedure concerns bring the appeal in the required form. 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 appeal to the high court where there is a right of appeal?

Who takes the step for appeal to the high court without prior leave?

The person with an established statutory right of appeal to the High Court. Bring the appeal in the required form.

High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.4

What event matters for appeal to the high court without prior leave?

The actual giving of the decision under appeal. Retain evidence of that event rather than substituting a convenient document or hearing date.

High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.4

What period does the source state for appeal to the high court without prior leave?

The enabling enactment's period, otherwise 20 working days after the decision. High Court Rules 1.3 and 1.17 define working days and exclude the reference event day for rule periods. Rule 1.17(3) preserves statutory reckoning.

High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.4

Which branch can change appeal to the high court without prior leave?

Check the enabling enactment first. Extension powers depend on that enactment and require the appropriate on-notice application.

High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.4

What must be completed for appeal to the high court without prior leave?

Bring the appeal in the required form. Filing, service, notification, payment and discretionary applications remain distinct. No final completion date is calculated by this guide.

High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.4

Does this guide establish a final date for appeal to the high court without prior leave?

No. Rule 1.18 addresses an act at a registry that cannot be done because that registry is closed. It does not carry every service act or statutory interval. The actual branch and completion facts remain necessary before a final date is supported.

High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.4

Official sources and review

Provisions used (5)
Provisions used in this guide
ProvisionPurpose
High Court Rules 2016, rule 20.4Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
High Court Rules 2016, rule 1.3Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
High Court Rules 2016, rule 1.17Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
High Court Rules 2016, rule 1.18Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
High Court Rules 2016, rule 1.19Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
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