High Court (2025 Sittings) Rules 2024

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

Dated   11 June 2024

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..............................................1

2 Commencement........................................1

3 Authority............................................1

4 Sittings of the High Court in 2025..............................1

5 Repeal of these Rules.....................................2

1  Name

  These Rules are the High Court (2025 Sittings) Rules 2024.

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Note: This table relates only to the provisions of these Rules as originally made.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 2025

 (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) The winter recess begins on Saturday 21 June 2025.

 (3) The summer recess begins on Saturday 13 December 2025.

5  Repeal of these Rules

  These Rules are repealed at the start of 1 January 2026.