New Zealand civil and employment procedure
When is the deadline for defendant's witness statements and draft chronology (high court)?
45 working days from receipt of the plaintiff's evidence and chronology. Serve factual evidence, draft chronology and required documents, including affirmative defence or counterclaim evidence. A response to affirmative defence or counterclaim evidence has a separate 25-working-day branch. Joinder and judicial directions may change the timetable.
- Period
- 45 working days from receipt of the plaintiff's evidence and chronology
- Trigger
- Actual receipt of the plaintiff's witness statements and draft chronology
- Rule
- High Court Rules 2016, rule 7.4
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High Court Rules 2016, rule 7.4. 45 working days from receipt of the plaintiff's evidence and chronology. A response to affirmative defence or counterclaim evidence has a separate 25-working-day branch. Joinder and judicial directions may change the timetable. 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 defendant's witness statements and draft chronology (high court)?
45 working days from receipt of the plaintiff's evidence and chronology. Serve factual evidence, draft chronology and required documents, including affirmative defence or counterclaim evidence. A response to affirmative defence or counterclaim evidence has a separate 25-working-day branch. Joinder and judicial directions may change the timetable.
Responsible actor. The defendant receiving the plaintiff's evidence and draft chronology.
Actual receipt of the plaintiff's witness statements and draft chronology.
A response to affirmative defence or counterclaim evidence has a separate 25-working-day branch. Joinder and judicial directions may change the timetable.
A response to affirmative defence or counterclaim evidence has a separate 25-working-day branch. Joinder and judicial directions may change the timetable.
High Court Rules 2016, rule 7.4How does this provision count time?
- Serve factual evidence, draft chronology and required documents, including affirmative defence or counterclaim evidence.
- 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 7.4Which facts prevent one automatic date?
High Court Rules 2016, rule 7.4. 45 working days from receipt of the plaintiff's evidence and chronology. A response to affirmative defence or counterclaim evidence has a separate 25-working-day branch. Joinder and judicial directions may change the timetable. 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 defendant receiving the plaintiff's evidence and draft chronology establishes the relevant event. Actual receipt of the plaintiff's witness statements and draft chronology. 45 working days from receipt of the plaintiff's evidence and chronology. Apply the identified source branch. This illustration supplies no final date.
The procedure has a potentially different branch or direction. A response to affirmative defence or counterclaim evidence has a separate 25-working-day branch. Joinder and judicial directions may change the timetable. 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 factual evidence, draft chronology and required documents, including affirmative defence or counterclaim evidence. 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
- Actual receipt of the plaintiff's witness statements and draft chronology.
- Required act and branch
- Serve factual evidence, draft chronology and required documents, including affirmative defence or counterclaim evidence. A response to affirmative defence or counterclaim evidence has a separate 25-working-day branch. Joinder and judicial directions may change the timetable.
- 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.
- A response to affirmative defence or counterclaim evidence has a separate 25-working-day branch. Joinder and judicial directions may change the timetable.
- This procedure concerns serve factual evidence, draft chronology and required documents, including affirmative defence or counterclaim evidence. 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 defendant's witness statements and draft chronology (high court)?
Who takes the step for high court defendant witness statements?
The defendant receiving the plaintiff's evidence and draft chronology. Serve factual evidence, draft chronology and required documents, including affirmative defence or counterclaim evidence.
High Court Rules 2016, rule 7.4What event matters for high court defendant witness statements?
Actual receipt of the plaintiff's witness statements and draft chronology. Retain evidence of that event rather than substituting a convenient document or hearing date.
High Court Rules 2016, rule 7.4What period does the source state for high court defendant witness statements?
45 working days from receipt of the plaintiff's evidence and chronology. 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 7.4Which branch can change high court defendant witness statements?
A response to affirmative defence or counterclaim evidence has a separate 25-working-day branch. Joinder and judicial directions may change the timetable.
High Court Rules 2016, rule 7.4What must be completed for high court defendant witness statements?
Serve factual evidence, draft chronology and required documents, including affirmative defence or counterclaim evidence. Filing, service, notification, payment and discretionary applications remain distinct. No final completion date is calculated by this guide.
High Court Rules 2016, rule 7.4Does this guide establish a final date for high court defendant witness statements?
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 7.4Official sources and review
Provisions used (5)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| High Court Rules 2016, rule 7.4 | 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 |