September 2023

13 September 2023

For Judgment:

Qantas Airways Limited & Anor v Transport Workers Union of Australia [2023] HCA 27 (PDF) (DOCX)

Crime and Corruption Commission v Carne [2023] HCA 28 (PDF) (DOCX)

6 September 2023

For Judgment:

AZC20 v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs & Ors [2023] HCA 26 (PDF) (DOCX)

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High Court Annual Report 2021-22 (PDF)

Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS) 2022–23
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Portfolio Budget Statements 2022–23

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Notices/Opening

Live Streaming applications for special leave to appeal (PDF) (RTF)

High Court Building

The High Court building is open weekdays 9.45am to 4.30pm.

2023 Sittings Calendar (PDF)

Joint costs advisory committee - 2023 Call for submissions

12 July 2023

The High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) and Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 2), through the Joint Costs Advisory Committee (JCAC), inquire into, and make recommendations on, any variations in the quantum of costs (including expenses and fees for witnesses) allowable to legal practitioners which should be contained in the scales of costs in the Rules of each of the respective courts.

JCAC’s members are:

-Justice Harper of the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (Division 1) (Chair);
-Philippa Lynch, Chief Executive and Principal Registrar of the High Court of Australia;
-Scott Tredwell, General Counsel, Federal Court of Australia;
-Virginia Wilson, Deputy Principal Registrar, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia; and
-Amanda Morris, National Judicial Registrar, Judicial and Registrar Case Management, Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia.

JCAC welcomes submissions from interested parties on changes to the quantum of costs allowable to legal practitioners under each court’s scale of costs.

Submissions should be sent to:

Deputy Principal Registrar
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia
PO Box 9991
CANBERRA ACT 2601

Email: [email protected]

Emails should be marked to the attention of the Deputy Principal Registrar in the title. It should be noted that all submissions may be made available to public inspection.

Submissions will be accepted until 23:59 AEST, 11 August 2023.

Video Connection Hearings - PROTOCOL

The High Court has issued a protocol for practitioners participating in Video Connection Hearings (PDF) (RTF)

The following Practice Direction takes effect from 1 January 2023:

-Practice Direction No. 1 of 2022 – High Court Rules 2004 Approved Forms (PDF with annexures) (DOCX – Practice Direction only)

-Links to the individual forms are available through the Registry’s Filing documents page: https://www.hcourt.gov.au/registry/filing-documents

For Registry services and support please contact us by email at [email protected] or by telephone on (02) 6270 6829. Face to face services are no longer provided at the Registry Counter.

Filing Documents Electronically

The Digital Lodgment System Portal (DLS Portal) provides for mandatory electronic lodgment of all documents filed in any case commenced after 1 January 2020. Register with a simple 3 step process of email verification, registration and approval by the Registry dls.hcourt.gov.au.
For cases commenced before January 2020 the Court issued Practice Direction No. 1 of 2020 Electronic Filing of Documents - Cases Commenced before 1 January 2020 on 20 March 2020.

CONTACT

For Registry services and support please contact us by email at [email protected] or by telephone on (02) 6270 6829. Face to face services are no longer provided at the Registry Counter.

Access to the High Court building is through the Level 2 entrance at the end of the ceremonial ramp.

The High Court building is open to the public from:

Monday to Friday: 9.45 am to 4.30 pm

Normal Court sitting hours are from:
10.00 am to 12.45 pm and 2.15 pm to 4.15 pm

The building is closed on public holidays. Admission to the High Court building is free of charge.

2023 Sittings Calendar (PDF)