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High Court (2024 Sittings) Rules 2023

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

 

Dated 13 November 2023

 

S. J. Gageler

 

M. M. Gordon

 

J. J. Edelman

 

S. H. P. Steward

 

J. S. Gleeson

 

J. M. Jagot

 

R. T. Beech-Jones

 

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 2024

5 Repeal of these Rules

1  Name

  These Rules are the High Court (2024 Sittings) Rules 2023.

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 November 2023

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of these Rules as originally made.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 2024

 (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 5 February 2024 to Friday 16 February 2024

Monday 4 March 2024 to Friday 15 March 2024

Monday 8 April 2024 to Friday 19 April 2024

Monday 6 May 2024 to Friday 17 May 2024

Monday 3 June 2024 to Friday 14 June 2024

Monday 5 August 2024 to Friday 16 August 2024

Monday 2 September 2024 to Friday 13 September 2024

Tuesday 8 October 2024 to Friday 18 October 2024

Monday 4 November 2024 to Friday 15 November 2024

Monday 2 December 2024 to Friday 13 December 2024

 

 (2) The winter recess begins on Saturday 15 June 2024.

 (3) The summer recess begins on Saturday 14 December 2024.

5  Repeal of these Rules

  These Rules are repealed at the start of 1 January 2025.