36Calculating time

36  Calculating time  (1) A period of time referred to in an Act that is of a kind mentioned in column 1 of an item in the following table is to be calculated according to the rule mentioned in column 2 of that item:   - Calculating periods of time - Item Column 1 If the period of time: Column 2 then the period of time: - 1 is expressed to occur between 2 days includes both days. - 2 is expressed to begin at, on or with a specified day includes that day. - 3 is expressed to continue until a specified day includes that day. - 4 is expressed to end at, on or with a specified day includes that day. - 5 is expressed to begin from a specified day does not include that day. - 6 is expressed to begin after a specified day does not include that day. - 7 is expressed to end before a specified day does not include that day. Example 1: If a claim may be made between 1 September and 30 November, a claim may be made on both 1 September and 30 November. Example 2: If a permission begins on the first day of a financial year, the permission is in force on that day. Example 3: If a licence continues until 31 March, the licence is valid up to and including 31 March. Example 4: If a person’s right to make submissions ends on the last day of a financial year, the person may make submissions on that day. Example 5: If a variation of an agreement is expressed to operate from 30 June, the variation starts to operate on 1 July. Example 6: If a decision is made on 2 August and a person has 28 days after the day the decision is made to seek a review of the decision, the 28‑day period begins on 3 August. Example 7: If a person must give a notice to another person at any time during the period of 7 days before the day a proceeding starts and the proceeding starts on 8 May, the notice may be given at any time during the 7‑day period starting on 1 May and ending on 7 May.  (a) an Act requires or allows a thing to be done; and  (b) the last day for doing the thing is a Saturday, a Sunday or a holiday; then the thing may be done on the next day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or a holiday. Example: If a person has until 31 March to make an application and 31 March is a Saturday, the application may be made on Monday 2 April.  (3) In this section: holiday, in relation to the time for doing a thing, means:  (a) a day that is a public holiday in the place in which the thing is to be or may be done; and  (b) if the thing is to be or may be done at a particular office or other place—a day on which the place or office is closed for the whole day.