When is the deadline for deemed service of a document sent by ordinary mail?
The catalogue records a 5 working-days period from The day the document is mailed. This draft page remains free only until its source, worked example and limits are reviewed.
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- 5 working-days
- Trigger
- The day the document is mailed
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- None. This is a deeming provision that fixes the date from which other periods run; it is not itself a step to be performed and so is not extendable under r 6(1).
- A DEEMED SERVICE RULE, NOT A DEADLINE - it sets the trigger date for downstream response periods, so it must be applied before those periods are computed. Ordinary mail may not be used for originating documents or documents filed in support (r 20(1)(b)). By contrast, a document served personally, by courier, fax or email is deemed served on the day received, unless received between 5:00 p.m. and midnight local time or on a holiday, in which case it is deemed served on the following non-holiday day (r 20(4)). Personal service may only be made on a day other than a holiday (r 20(1)(a)). Rollover is set to none because the deemed date is already expressed in business days.