High Court Registry closure

The High Court Registry will be closed from 4.00pm on Wednesday, 24 December 2025 and will re-open at 9:00am on Friday, 2 January 2026.

Any party seeking to file a document due to be filed between 25 December 2025 and 1 January 2026 has an automatic extension of time under the  High Court Rules 2004 (Rule 4.01.5) until 4:00pm on Friday, 2 January 2026 to file the document. Any documents lodged between 25 December 2025 and 1 January 2026 will be reviewed on 2 January 2026.

All inquiries for the High Court will be considered when the Registry re-opens on Friday, 2 January 2026.If a matter is of extreme urgency, you may telephone 1800 570 566, select Option 1 and leave a voicemail. In addition provide details by email to: registry@hcourt.gov.au.

High Court Architecture

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Constitution Wall Mural 1977–80

Constitution Wall Mural 1977–80

Public Hall
Jan SENBERGS (1939-2024)
born 1939 Latvia to Australia 1950 d 2024
Constitution Wall Mural 1977–80
1977–80
screen printed images, etched on aluminium, anodised

Commissioned for the opening in 1980, collection of the High Court of Australia

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States Wall Mural 1977–80

States Wall Mural 1977–80

Public Hall
Jan SENBERGS (1939-2024)
born 1939 Latvia to Australia 1950 d 2024
States Wall Mural 1977–80
1977–80
screen printed images, etched on aluminium, anodised

Commissioned for the opening in 1980, collection of the High Court of Australia

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The inauguration of the High Court of Australia, Melbourne 1903: Panels for the High Court in Canberra 1979–80

The inauguration of the High Court of Australia, Melbourne 1903: Panels for the High Court in Canberra 1979–80

Public Hall, outside Court 1
Bea MADDOCK (1934-2016)
born 1934 Hobart Tasmania
The inauguration of the High Court of Australia, Melbourne 1903: Panels for the High Court in Canberra 1979–80
1979–80
wax-coated collage of embossed hand-made paper wordsdarkened with graphite and lightened with white crayonmounted on wax-impregnated canvas on twelve plywood panels

Commissioned 1979, a gift of the Australian Bar Association, collection of the High Court of Australia

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Court 1 entry doors

Court 1 entry doors

Public Hall, entry doors for Court 1
Les KOSSATZ and George BALDESSIN
Kossatz (1943–2011), Baldessin (1939–1978)
Court 1 entry doors
1979
silvered bronze shields embossed on glass door leaves and silvered ribbon-form handles

Commissioned for the opening in 1980, collection of the High Court of Australia

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Commonwealth Coat of Arms 1979

Commonwealth Coat of Arms 1979

Front glass façade above forecourt
Les KOSSATZ
(1943–2011)
Commonwealth Coat of Arms 1979
1979
sandblasted glass and acrylic

Commissioned for the opening in 1980, collection of the High Court of Australia

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Royal Coat of Arms for the United Kingdom

Royal Coat of Arms for the United Kingdom

Rear glass façade
Les KOSSATZ
(1943–2011)
Royal Coat of Arms for the United Kingdom
1979–80
sandblasted glass and acrylic

Commissioned for the opening in 1980, collection of the High Court of Australia

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Cascade Waterfall

Cascade Waterfall

Entry ramp
Robert Raymond Woodward AM
(1923–2010)
Cascade Waterfall
1979-80
Imperial Black Speckled Granite, captured rainwater, water jets

Commissioned for the opening in 1980, collection of the High Court of Australia

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