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Count calendar days or business days, forward or backward, from any date. Runs entirely in your browser. Nothing you type leaves your device.
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Lands on a weekend. Many courts roll a deadline that falls on a non-business day forward to the next business day — but not all do, and not in every situation. Verify with your registry.
This tool does not know public holidays, so a result can land on one without warning. Tip: check the official public holiday list published by the relevant state or territory government before you rely on a date.
Two deadlines that both say “14 days” can land on different dates, because counting rules differ. Before you trust any count — including this one — check three things.
Most counting rules exclude the day the clock starts — the day you were served, or the day the order was made — so day one is the following day. But some provisions count differently, and the difference moves your deadline by a day. Read the exact rule that sets your time limit.
Some time limits run in calendar days, so weekends and holidays count. Others run in business days, so they don't. Shorter periods are more likely to use business days, but that is a tendency, not a rule you can rely on. The provision itself says which applies.
Many courts treat a deadline that falls on a weekend, public holiday, or registry closure as rolling to the next business day. Whether that applies to your deadline — and whether it applies when you are counting backward — depends on your court's rules. Ask the registry if you are not certain.
One more habit worth keeping: when a registry confirms a date, write down who told you and when. A deadline you can source beats a deadline you remember.
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