When is the deadline for service of originating process in the district court?
The catalogue records a 1 month period from Filing of the originating process in the District Court. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
In preparation
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Calculation basis and source
- Period
- 1 month
- Trigger
- Filing of the originating process in the District Court
- Counting
- The encoded calculator method must be independently documented before publication.
- Rollovers and holidays
- Holiday, closure and order treatment must be independently documented before publication.
This route remains in preparation until a pinpoint official source is recorded.
- Extension of validity for service under UCPR r 1.12. Not computed.
- The one month District Court default is a common trap for practitioners who assume the six month period that applies in the Supreme Court, the Land and Environment Court, the Dust Diseases Tribunal and the Local Court. Rule text verified verbatim against the current consolidation on legislation.nsw.gov.au.