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High Court (2022 Sittings) Rules 2021

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

 

Dated 13 August 2021

 

S. M. Kiefel

 

S. J. Gageler

 

P. A. Keane

 

M. M. Gordon

 

J. J. Edelman

 

S. H. P. Steward

 

J. S. Gleeson

 

Justices of the High Court of Australia

P. A. Lynch
Chief Executive and

Principal Registrar

 

 

 

 

Contents

1 Name

2 Commencement

3 Authority

4 Sittings of the High Court in 2022

5 Repeal of these Rules

1  Name

  These Rules are the High Court (2022 Sittings) Rules 2021.

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.

 

Commencement information

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Provisions

Commencement

Date/Details

1.  The whole of these Rules

The day after these Rules are registered.

18 August 2021

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of these Rules as originally made.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 2022

 (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:

 

Monday 7 February 2022 to Friday 18 February 2022

Monday 7 March 2022 to Friday 18 March 2022

Monday 4 April 2022 to Thursday 14 April 2022

Monday 2 May 2022 to Friday 13 May 2022

Monday 6 June 2022 to Friday 17 June 2022

Monday 8 August 2022 to Friday 19 August 2022

Monday 5 September 2022 to Friday 16 September 2022

Monday 10 October 2022 to Friday 21 October 2022

Monday 7 November 2022 to Friday 18 November 2022

Monday 5 December 2022 to Friday 16 December 2022

 

 (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:

 

Friday 18 February 2022

Friday 18 March 2022

Thursday 14 April 2022

Friday 13 May 2022

Friday 17 June 2022

Friday 19 August 2022

Friday 16 September 2022

Friday 21 October 2022

Friday 18 November 2022

Friday 16 December 2022

 

 (3) The winter recess begins on Saturday 18 June 2022.

 (4) The summer recess begins on Saturday 17 December 2022.

5  Repeal of these Rules

  These Rules are repealed at the start of 1 January 2023.