New Zealand civil and employment procedure
When is the deadline for close of pleadings date (high court)?
If no date is fixed, use the later of 60 working days before hearing and the allocation date. Identify the operative close-of-pleadings date. The judicially fixed date comes first. The fallback requires both allocation and hearing facts and is not an unconditional backward period.
- Period
- If no date is fixed, use the later of 60 working days before hearing and the allocation date
- Trigger
- The judge's fixed close-of-pleadings date, or the actual allocation and hearing dates
- Rule
- High Court Rules 2016, rule 7.6
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High Court Rules 2016, rule 7.6. If no date is fixed, use the later of 60 working days before hearing and the allocation date. The judicially fixed date comes first. The fallback requires both allocation and hearing facts and is not an unconditional backward period. 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 close of pleadings date (high court)?
If no date is fixed, use the later of 60 working days before hearing and the allocation date. Identify the operative close-of-pleadings date. The judicially fixed date comes first. The fallback requires both allocation and hearing facts and is not an unconditional backward period.
Responsible actor. The parties preparing for the allocated trial or hearing.
The judge's fixed close-of-pleadings date, or the actual allocation and hearing dates.
The judicially fixed date comes first. The fallback requires both allocation and hearing facts and is not an unconditional backward period.
The judicially fixed date comes first. The fallback requires both allocation and hearing facts and is not an unconditional backward period.
High Court Rules 2016, rule 7.6How does this provision count time?
- Identify the operative close-of-pleadings date.
- Retain the actual event and evidence of completion.
- 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 7.6Which facts prevent one automatic date?
High Court Rules 2016, rule 7.6. If no date is fixed, use the later of 60 working days before hearing and the allocation date. The judicially fixed date comes first. The fallback requires both allocation and hearing facts and is not an unconditional backward period. 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 parties preparing for the allocated trial or hearing establishes the relevant event. The judge's fixed close-of-pleadings date, or the actual allocation and hearing dates. If no date is fixed, use the later of 60 working days before hearing and the allocation date. Apply the identified source branch. This illustration supplies no final date.
The procedure has a potentially different branch or direction. The judicially fixed date comes first. The fallback requires both allocation and hearing facts and is not an unconditional backward period. 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. Identify the operative close-of-pleadings date. 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 judge's fixed close-of-pleadings date, or the actual allocation and hearing dates.
- Required act and branch
- Identify the operative close-of-pleadings date. The judicially fixed date comes first. The fallback requires both allocation and hearing facts and is not an unconditional backward period.
- 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.
- The judicially fixed date comes first. The fallback requires both allocation and hearing facts and is not an unconditional backward period.
- This procedure concerns identify the operative close-of-pleadings date. 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 close of pleadings date (high court)?
Who takes the step for high court close of pleadings?
The parties preparing for the allocated trial or hearing. Identify the operative close-of-pleadings date.
High Court Rules 2016, rule 7.6What event matters for high court close of pleadings?
The judge's fixed close-of-pleadings date, or the actual allocation and hearing dates. Retain evidence of that event rather than substituting a convenient document or hearing date.
High Court Rules 2016, rule 7.6What period does the source state for high court close of pleadings?
If no date is fixed, use the later of 60 working days before hearing and the allocation date. 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 7.6Which branch can change high court close of pleadings?
The judicially fixed date comes first. The fallback requires both allocation and hearing facts and is not an unconditional backward period.
High Court Rules 2016, rule 7.6What must be completed for high court close of pleadings?
Identify the operative close-of-pleadings date. Filing, service, notification, payment and discretionary applications remain distinct. No final completion date is calculated by this guide.
High Court Rules 2016, rule 7.6Does this guide establish a final date for high court close of pleadings?
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 7.6Official sources and review
Provisions used (5)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| High Court Rules 2016, rule 7.6 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| High Court Rules 2016, rule 1.3 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| High Court Rules 2016, rule 1.17 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| High Court Rules 2016, rule 1.18 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| High Court Rules 2016, rule 1.19 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |