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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.

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List of Business for Sittings

Year

Type

Location

List of matters for Full Court hearings during monthly sittings. 

Displaying 1 - 210 of 210 results
Location
Canberra

Ceremonial

  • February 2025
    Ceremonial Sitting on Monday, 3 February 2025
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2024
    Ceremonial Sitting on Monday, 5 February 2024
    .doc
    .pdf
  • November 2023
    Ceremonial Sitting on Monday, 6 November 2023
    .doc
    .pdf
  • November 2023
    Ceremonial Sitting on Monday, 6 November 2023
    .doc
    .pdf
  • October 2023
    Ceremonial Sitting on Monday, 16 October 2023
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2023
    Ceremonial Sitting on Monday, 6 February 2023
    .doc
    .pdf
  • October 2022
    Ceremonial Sitting on Monday, 17 October 2022
    .doc
    .pdf
  • October 2022
    Ceremonial Sitting on Monday, 10 October 2022
    .doc
    .pdf
  • August 2022
    Ceremonial Sitting on Thursday, 18 August 2022
    .doc
    .pdf
  • March 2021
    Ceremonial Sitting on Monday, 1 March 2021
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2021
    Ceremonial Sitting on Monday, 1 February 2021
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2020
    Ceremonial Sitting on Monday, 3 February 2020
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2019
    Ceremonial Sitting on Monday, 4 February 2019
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2018
    Ceremonial Sitting on Monday, 5 February 2018
    .doc
    .pdf

Appeals

  • December 2025
    Commencing Tuesday, 2 December 2025
    Business List December 2025.pdf (10.88 KB)
  • November 2025
    Commencing Tuesday, 4 November 2025
    Business List November 2025.pdf (13.39 KB)
  • October 2025
    Commencing Tuesday, 7 October 2025
    Business List October 2025.pdf (13.21 KB)
  • September 2025
    Commencing Tuesday, 9 September 2025
    Business List September 2025 (Canberra).pdf (10.09 KB)
  • July 2025
    Commencing Tuesday, 5 August 2025
    Business List August 2025 (Canberra).pdf (10.55 KB)
  • June 2025
    Commencing Tuesday, 10 June 2025
    Business List June 2025 - Amended.pdf (12.98 KB)
  • May 2025
    Commencing Tuesday, 6 May 2025
    Business List May 2025.pdf (14.44 KB)
  • April 2025
    Commencing Tuesday, 1 April 2025
    .pdf
  • March 2025
    Commencing Tuesday, 4 March 2025
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2025
    Commencing Tuesday, 4 February 2025
    .doc
    .pdf
  • December 2024
    Commencing Tuesday, 3 December 2024
    .doc
    .pdf
  • November 2024
    Commencing Tuesday, 5 November 2024 - Amended
    .doc
    .pdf
  • October 2024
    Commencing Wednesday, 9 October 2024
    .doc
    .pdf
  • June 2024
    Commencing Wednesday, 5 June 2024 - Amended
    .doc
    .pdf
  • May 2024
    Commencing Tuesday, 7 May 2024
    .doc
    .pdf
  • April 2024
    Commencing Tuesday, 9 April 2024
    .doc
    .pdf
  • March 2024
    Commencing Tuesday, 5 March 2024
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2024
    Commencing Tuesday, 6 February 2024
    .doc
    .pdf
  • December 2023
    Commencing Thursday, 7 December 2023
    .doc
    .pdf
  • November 2023
    Commencing Tuesday, 7 November 2023
    .doc
    .pdf
  • October 2023
    Commencing Tuesday, 10 October 2023
    .doc
    .pdf
  • September 2023
    Commencing Tuesday, 5 September 2023
    .doc
    .pdf
  • August 2023
    Commencing Tuesday, 1 August 2023
    .doc
    .pdf
  • June 2023
    Commencing Tuesday, 6 June 2023
    .doc
    .pdf
  • May 2023
    Commencing Tuesday, 9 May 2023
    .doc
    .pdf
  • April 2023
    Commencing Wednesday, 12 April 2023
    .doc
    .pdf
  • March 2023
    Commencing Tuesday, 7 March 2023
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2023
    Commencing Tuesday, 7 February 2023
    .doc
    .pdf
  • December 2022
    Commencing Tuesday, 6 December 2022
    .doc
    .pdf
  • November 2022
    Commencing Tuesday, 8 November 2022
    .doc
    .pdf
  • October 2022
    Commencing Tuesday, 11 October 2022
    .doc
    .pdf
  • September 2022
    Commencing Tuesday, 6 September 2022
    .doc
    .pdf
  • August 2022
    Commencing Tuesday, 9 August 2022
    .doc
    .pdf
  • June 2022
    Commencing Tuesday, 7 June 2022
    .doc
    .pdf
  • May 2022
    Commencing Tuesday, 3 May 2022
    .doc
    .pdf
  • April 2022
    Commencing Tuesday, 5 April 2022
    .doc
    .pdf
  • March 2022
    Commencing Tuesday, 8 March 2022
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2022
    Commencing Tuesday, 8 February 2022
    .doc
    .pdf
  • November 2021
    Commencing Tuesday, 30 November 2021
    .doc
    .pdf
  • November 2021
    Commencing Tuesday, 2 November 2021
    .doc
    .pdf
  • October 2021
    Commencing Tuesday, 5 October 2021
    .doc
    .pdf
  • August 2021
    Commencing Tuesday, 31 August 2021
    .doc
    .pdf
  • August 2021
    Commencing Thursday, 5 August 2021 - further amended
    .doc
    .pdf
  • June 2021
    Commencing Tuesday, 15 June 2021
    .doc
    .pdf
  • May 2021
    Commencing Tuesday, 11 May 2021
    .doc
    .pdf
  • April 2021
    Commencing Wednesday, 7 April 2021
    .doc
    .pdf
  • March 2021
    Commencing Tuesday, 2 March 2021
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2021
    Commencing Tuesday, 2 February 2021
    .doc
    .pdf
  • December 2020
    Commencing Wednesday, 2 December 2020
    .doc
    .pdf
  • November 2020
    Commencing Tuesday, 3 November 2020
    .doc
    .pdf
  • October 2020
    Commencing Tuesday, 6 October 2020 - amended
    .doc
    .pdf
  • September 2020
    Commencing Tuesday, 1 September 2020
    .doc
    .pdf
  • August 2020
    Commencing Tuesday, 4 August 2020
    .doc
    .pdf
  • June 2020
    Commencing Tuesday, 30 June 2020
    .doc
    .pdf
  • June 2020
    Commencing Tuesday, 2 June 2020
    .doc
    .pdf
  • April 2020
    Commencing Wednesday, 15 April 2020
    .doc
    .pdf
  • March 2020
    Commencing Wednesday, 11 March 2020
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2020
    Commencing Tuesday, 4 February 2020 - further amended
    .doc
    .pdf
  • December 2019
    Commencing Tuesday, 3 December 2019 - amended
    .doc
    .pdf
  • November 2019
    Commencing Tuesday, 5 November 2019 - further amended
    .doc
    .pdf
  • October 2019
    Commencing Wednesday, 9 October 2019
    .doc
    .pdf
  • September 2019
    Commencing Tuesday, 3 September 2019
    .doc
    .pdf
  • August 2019
    Commencing Tuesday, 6 August 2019
    .doc
    .pdf
  • June 2019
    Commencing Wednesday, 12 June 2019
    .doc
    .pdf
  • May 2019
    Commencing Monday, 6 May 2019 - amended
    .doc
    .pdf
  • April 2019
    Commencing Tuesday, 16 April 2019
    .doc
    .pdf
  • March 2019
    Commencing Tuesday, 12 March 2019
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2019
    Commencing Tuesday, 5 February 2019
    .doc
    .pdf
  • December 2018
    Commencing Tuesday, 4 December 2018
    .doc
    .pdf
  • November 2018
    Commencing Tuesday, 6 November 2018
    .doc
    .pdf
  • October 2018
    Commencing Tuesday, 9 October 2018
    .doc
    .pdf
  • September 2018
    Commencing Monday, 10 September 2018
    .doc
    .pdf
  • August 2018
    Commencing Tuesday, 7 August 2018
    .doc
    .pdf
  • June 2018
    CommencingWednesday, 13June 2018 - amended
    .doc
    .pdf
  • May 2018
    Commencing Tuesday, 8 May 2018
    .doc
    .pdf
  • April 2018
    Commencing Tuesday, 10 April 2018
    .doc
    .pdf
  • March 2018
    Commencing Tuesday, 13 March 2018
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2018
    Commencing Tuesday, 6February 2018
    .doc
    .pdf

Special Leaves

  • September 2025
    Thursday, 11 September 2025 and by video link
    Business List SLA 11 September Canberra.pdf (10.41 KB)
  • November 2024
    Monday, 25 November 2024 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • August 2024
    Tuesday, 20 August 2024 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • April 2024
    Tuesday, 23 April 2024 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • November 2023
    Tuesday, 21 November 2023 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • November 2023
    Friday, 17 November 2023 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • October 2023
    Friday, 20 October 2023 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • October 2023
    Friday, 13 October 2023 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • September 2023
    Friday, 15 September 2023 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • August 2023
    Friday, 11 August 2023 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • June 2023
    Friday, 16 June 2023 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • June 2023
    Friday, 9 June 2023 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • May 2023
    Friday, 19 May 2023 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • April 2023
    Friday, 21 April 2023 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • March 2023
    Friday, 17 March 2023 and by video link - amended
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2023
    Friday, 17 February 2023 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • December 2022
    Friday, 16 December 2022 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • December 2022
    Thursday, 15 December 2022 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • November 2022
    Friday, 11 November 2022 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • October 2022
    Friday, 21 October 2022 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • October 2022
    Friday, 14 October 2022 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • September 2022
    Friday, 16 September 2022 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • September 2022
    Friday, 9 September 2022 and by video link - amended
    .doc
    .pdf
  • August 2022
    Friday, 19 August 2022 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • August 2022
    Friday, 12 August 2022 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • June 2022
    Friday, 17 June 2022 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • May 2022
    Thursday, 5 May 2022 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • April 2022
    Wednesday, 13 April 2022 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • April 2022
    Tuesday, 12 April 2022 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • April 2022
    Friday, 8 April 2022 and by video link - amended
    .doc
    .pdf
  • March 2022
    Friday, 18 March 2022 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • March 2022
    Thursday, 17 March 2022 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2022
    Monday, 21 February 2022 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2022
    Friday, 18 February 2022 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • December 2021
    Friday, 10 December 2021 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • December 2021
    Friday, 3 December 2021 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • November 2021
    Friday, 12 November 2021 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • November 2021
    Friday, 5 November 2021 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • October 2021
    Friday, 15 October 2021 and by video link - amended
    .doc
    .pdf
  • September 2021
    Friday, 10 September 2021 and by video link - amended
    .pdf
  • August 2021
    Friday, 13 August 2021 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • June 2021
    Friday, 25 June 2021 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • May 2021
    Friday, 21 May 2021 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • May 2021
    Thursday, 20 May 2021 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • April 2021
    Friday, 16 April 2021 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • April 2021
    Monday, 12 April 2021 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • March 2021
    Friday, 12 March 2021 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2021
    Friday, 12 February 2021 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2021
    Thursday, 11 February 2021 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • December 2020
    Friday, 11 December 2020 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • December 2020
    Tuesday, 8 December 2020 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • September 2020
    Thursday, 24 September 2020 and by video connections
    .doc
    .pdf
  • August 2020
    Friday, 14 August 2020 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • March 2020
    Friday, 20 March 2020
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2020
    Friday, 14 February 2020 (and by video link to Melbourne and Perth)
    .doc
    .pdf
  • December 2019
    Friday, 13 December 2019 (and by video link to Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide)
    .doc
    .pdf
  • November 2019
    Friday, 15 November 2019
    .doc
    .pdf
  • November 2018
    Friday, 16 November 2018 (and by video link to Brisbane and Perth)
    .doc
    .pdf
  • October 2018
    Friday, 19 October 2018 (and by video link to Adelaide)
    .doc
    .pdf
  • April 2018
    Friday, 20 April 2018 (and by video link to Perth and Darwin)
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2018
    Friday, 16 February 2018 (and by video link to Perth) - further amended
    .doc
    .pdf
Location
Sydney

Special Leaves

  • April 2025
    Friday, 11 April 2025
    .pdf
  • November 2022
    Friday, 18 November 2022
    .doc
    .pdf
  • May 2022
    Friday, 13 May 2022 - amended
    .doc
    .pdf
  • November 2020
    Wednesday, 11 November 2020 and by video link to Brisbane
    .doc
    .pdf
  • October 2020
    Friday, 16 October 2020 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • July 2020
    Friday, 3 July 2020 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • June 2020
    Friday, 5 June 2020 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2020
    Friday, 14 February 2020
    .doc
    .pdf
  • November 2019
    Friday, 15 November 2019
    .doc
    .pdf
  • October 2019
    Friday, 18 October 2019 (by video link to Brisbane)
    .doc
    .pdf
  • September 2019
    Friday, 13 September 2019 (by video link to Brisbane)
    .doc
    .pdf
  • August 2019
    Friday, 16 August 2019 - amended (video link to Adelaide, Darwin)
    .doc
    .pdf
  • June 2019
    Friday, 21 June 2019
    .doc
    .pdf
  • May 2019
    Friday, 17 May 2019 (and by video link to Brisbane) - amended
    .doc
    .pdf
  • April 2019
    Friday, 12 April 2019
    .doc
    .pdf
  • March 2019
    Friday, 22 March 2019 - further amended
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2019
    Friday, 15 February 2019 (by video link to Adelaide)
    .doc
    .pdf
  • December 2018
    Friday, 14 December 2018 - amended
    .doc
    .pdf
  • October 2018
    Friday, 19 October 2018
    .doc
    .pdf
  • September 2018
    Friday, 14 September 2018
    .doc
    .pdf
  • August 2018
    Friday, 17 August 2018
    .doc
    .pdf
  • May 2018
    Friday, 18 May 2018
    .doc
    .pdf
  • April 2018
    Friday, 20 April 2018
    .doc
    .pdf
  • March 2018
    Friday, 23 March 2018 (and by video link to Melbourne)
    .doc
    .pdf
Location
Melbourne

Appeals

Special Leaves

  • October 2024
    Friday, 25 October 2024
    .doc
    .pdf
  • November 2020
    Thursday, 26 November 2020 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • November 2020
    Friday, 13 November 2020 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • October 2020
    Tuesday, 13 October 2020 and by video connection to Brisbane
    .doc
    .pdf
  • June 2020
    Friday, 12 June 2020 and by video link
    .doc
    .pdf
  • April 2020
    Friday, 17 April 2020 (and by video connection)
    .doc
    .pdf
  • March 2020
    Friday, 20 March 2020 (by video link to Adelaide)
    .doc
    .pdf
  • October 2019
    Friday, 18 October 2019 (by video link to Adelaide)
    .doc
    .pdf
  • May 2019
    Friday, 17 May 2019 (and with video link to Adelaide and Perth)
    .doc
    .pdf
  • March 2019
    Friday, 22 March 2019 (and by video link to Brisbane and Perth)
    .doc
    .pdf
  • August 2018
    Friday, 17 August 2018 (and by video link to Adelaide) - amended
    .doc
    .pdf
  • May 2018
    Friday, 18 May 2018
    .doc
    .pdf
Location
Adelaide

Appeals

Location
Brisbane

Appeals

Special Leaves

  • September 2020
    Friday, 11 September 2020 (and by video connection)
    .doc
    .pdf
  • May 2020
    Friday, 29 May 2020 (and by video link)
    .doc
    .pdf
  • April 2020
    Friday, 24 April 2020 (and by video connection)
    .doc
    .pdf
  • June 2019
    Friday, 21 June 2019 - amended
    .doc
    .pdf
  • April 2019
    Friday, 12 April 2019 (by video- link to Melbourne)
    .doc
    .pdf
  • September 2018
    Friday, 14 September 2018
    .doc
    .pdf
  • February 2018
    Friday, 16 February 2018 (and by video link to Adelaide and Sydney)
    .doc
    .pdf
Location
Hobart

Appeals

Location
Perth

Appeals

Special Leaves

Location
Darwin

Appeals