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When is the deadline for close of pleadings where pleadings beyond a defence are ordered or served?

The catalogue records a 30 days period from Service of the last of the pleadings beyond the defence. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.

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Calculation basis and source

Period
30 days
Trigger
Service of the last of the pleadings beyond the defence
Counting
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Rollovers and holidays
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  • Unless the Court otherwise orders.
  • Event, not an act to be done; no rollover. Corrected on verification: the entry previously cited the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2015 (Vic), which was revoked on sunset on 10 September 2025. The provision is reproduced without relevant change in the Supreme Court (General Civil Procedure) Rules 2025 (Vic) S.R. No. 85/2025 (authorised version 003 as at 1 January 2026), and the citation has been restated to that instrument.

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