New Zealand civil and employment procedure
When is the deadline for statement of defence (high court)?
The notice states the filing period. The ordinary default is 30 working days after service. File a statement of defence and serve the plaintiff and every other party. Check any court order and rule 6.35 for service outside New Zealand. The notice, actual service and current rule must agree.
- Period
- The notice states the filing period. The ordinary default is 30 working days after service
- Trigger
- Actual service of both the statement of claim and notice of proceeding
- Rule
- High Court Rules 2016, rule 5.47
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High Court Rules 2016, rule 5.47. The notice states the filing period. The ordinary default is 30 working days after service. Check any court order and rule 6.35 for service outside New Zealand. The notice, actual service and current rule must agree. 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 statement of defence (high court)?
The notice states the filing period. The ordinary default is 30 working days after service. File a statement of defence and serve the plaintiff and every other party. Check any court order and rule 6.35 for service outside New Zealand. The notice, actual service and current rule must agree.
Responsible actor. The defendant intending to defend.
Actual service of both the statement of claim and notice of proceeding.
Check any court order and rule 6.35 for service outside New Zealand. The notice, actual service and current rule must agree.
Check any court order and rule 6.35 for service outside New Zealand. The notice, actual service and current rule must agree.
High Court Rules 2016, rule 5.47How does this provision count time?
- File a statement of defence and serve the plaintiff and every other party.
- 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 5.47Which facts prevent one automatic date?
High Court Rules 2016, rule 5.47. The notice states the filing period. The ordinary default is 30 working days after service. Check any court order and rule 6.35 for service outside New Zealand. The notice, actual service and current rule must agree. 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 intending to defend establishes the relevant event. Actual service of both the statement of claim and notice of proceeding. The notice states the filing period. The ordinary default is 30 working days after service. Apply the identified source branch. This illustration supplies no final date.
The procedure has a potentially different branch or direction. Check any court order and rule 6.35 for service outside New Zealand. The notice, actual service and current rule must agree. 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. File a statement of defence and serve the plaintiff and every other party. 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 service of both the statement of claim and notice of proceeding.
- Required act and branch
- File a statement of defence and serve the plaintiff and every other party. Check any court order and rule 6.35 for service outside New Zealand. The notice, actual service and current rule must agree.
- 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.
- Check any court order and rule 6.35 for service outside New Zealand. The notice, actual service and current rule must agree.
- This procedure concerns file a statement of defence and serve the plaintiff and every other party. 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 statement of defence (high court)?
Who takes the step for high court statement of defence?
The defendant intending to defend. File a statement of defence and serve the plaintiff and every other party.
High Court Rules 2016, rule 5.47What event matters for high court statement of defence?
Actual service of both the statement of claim and notice of proceeding. Retain evidence of that event rather than substituting a convenient document or hearing date.
High Court Rules 2016, rule 5.47What period does the source state for high court statement of defence?
The notice states the filing period. The ordinary default is 30 working days after service. 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 5.47Which branch can change high court statement of defence?
Check any court order and rule 6.35 for service outside New Zealand. The notice, actual service and current rule must agree.
High Court Rules 2016, rule 5.47What must be completed for high court statement of defence?
File a statement of defence and serve the plaintiff and every other party. Filing, service, notification, payment and discretionary applications remain distinct. No final completion date is calculated by this guide.
High Court Rules 2016, rule 5.47Does this guide establish a final date for high court statement of defence?
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 5.47Official sources and review
Provisions used (5)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| High Court Rules 2016, rule 5.47 | 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 |