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Supreme Court Rules 1970
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#### 6 Time for appeal
6 Time for appeal
> > (1) Subject to subrules (1A) and (2) and any provisions made by or under any Act, an appeal must be instituted within 28 days after the material date.
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> > (1A) If an application is made to a Local Court under Part 2 of the subject Act, the time for instituting an appeal does not start to run until the application under Part 2 is finally disposed of.
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> > (2) Time fixed by subrule (1) may be extended—
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> > > (a) by the Court at any time, or
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> > > (b) where the decision appealed from is that of a magistrate—by the tribunal below, but only within the time fixed by subrule (1) for instituting an appeal (as extended by subrule (1A)) or on application filed within that time.
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> > (3) A party applying to the Court for an extension of time under subrule (2) (a) shall—
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> > > (a) include that application in the summons instituting the appeal, or
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> > > (b) lodge with his or her notice of motion or summons a draft, completed as far as possible, of the summons under rule 7 and the statement under rule 8, to be filed if an extended time is fixed.