High Court (2016 Sittings) Rules 2015

Select Legislative Instrument No. 136, 2015

We, Justices of the High Court of Australia, make the following Rules of Court.

Dated 5 August 2015

R. S. French

S. M. Kiefel

V. M. Bell

S. J. Gageler

P. A Keane

G. A. Nettle

M. M. Gordon

Justices of the High Court of Australia

C. M. Rogers
Acting Chief Executive and

Principal Registrar

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Sittings of the High Court in 2016

1  Name

  These are the High Court (2016 Sittings) Rules 2015.

2  Commencement

 (1) Each provision of these Rules specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of these Rules as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of these Rules.

 (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of these Rules. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of these Rules.

3  Authority

  These Rules are made under the Judiciary Act 1903.

4  Sittings of the High Court in 2016

 (1) Sittings of a Full Court of the High Court are to be held at Canberra and other places as required during the following periods:

 (2) Sittings of a Full Court of the High Court to hear applications for special leave to appeal to the High Court are to be held on the following days:

 (3) The winter recess begins on Saturday 18 June 2016.

 (4) The summer recess begins on Saturday 17 December 2016.