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Court, tribunal, regulatory and commercial deadlines for Australia, computed by a deterministic rules engine. Pick the matter and court below; the calculation route and citation come with every date.
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5 days from The first directions hearing or the hearing, whichever is the earlier
Federal Court Rules 2011 (Cth) r 8.06Binding
Counted backwards from the hearing date, so no roll-forward: if the fifth day before falls on a non-business day, service must be effected earlier, not later. Personal service under Div 10.1 may be effected on any day, so r 1.61(4) does not apply. Because the period is 5 days, r 1.61(3) applies and non-business days in the place of service are not counted; r 1.61(5) also excludes 24 December to 14 January.
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