HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

PRACTICE DIRECTION NO 1 OF 2010 

REVOCATION OF EXISTING PRACTICE DIRECTIONS

1.	With the coming into force of the High Court Rules Amendment Rules 2010, the Court has reviewed the existing Practice Directions. Some of the existing Practice Directions have been effectively incorporated into the body of the Rules of Court and may now be revoked.  The Court has decided to revoke all current Practice Directions and to issue new Practice Directions.

2.	The following Practice Directions are revoked with effect from 1 January 2011:
 
Practice Direction No 1 of 1984 Use of extrinsic material in the interpretation of an Act
Practice Direction No 1 of 1985 Entitlement and publication of proceedings involving custody of children
Practice Direction No 3 of 1996 Provision of authorities and statutory material for applications for leave or special leave to appeal and applications for removal pursuant to s40 of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth)
Practice Direction No 1 of 1999 Use of initials or pseudonyms in applications for leave or special leave to appeal and applications for removal pursuant to s40 of the Judiciary Act 1903 (Cth)
Practice Direction No 1 of 2000 Written submissions and authorities: all Full Court matters except removal applications or leave or special leave applications
Practice Direction No 2 of 2001 Form of written submissions
Practice Direction No 1 of 2006 Application books for applications for leave or special leave to appeal
Practice Direction No 2 of 2006 (Rescission of Practice Direction No 1 of 2004)
Practice Direction No 3 of 2006 (Amendment of Practice Direction No 1 of 2000)

3.	The revocation of these Practice Directions does not revive any earlier Practice Directions revoked by them.

2 November 2010