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 AEDT 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.

Contact Us

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Opening Hours

The High Court building in Canberra is open to the public 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.

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After Hours Registry Contact for urgent matters

For urgent out of hours contact please provide details by email: registry@hcourt.gov.au

You can also dial 1800 570 566, select Option 1 and leave a voicemail.

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Street Address

31 Parkes Place East, Parkes, Australian Capital Territory 2600

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Postal Address

PO Box 6309
Kingston
ACT 2604
Australia

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Email Addresses
Registry

For information on cases or filing documents in the Principal Registry in Canberra or High Court registries in other states and territories, email registry@hcourt.gov.au

Media

For all enquiries by the media, email media@hcourt.gov.au

Visiting the Court

To book tours for school groups and other groups of more than 10 people, go to Book Canberra Excursions
For all enquiries about visiting the Court building in Canberra, email bookings@hcourt.gov.au

Library

For all enquiries about the Library, email library@hcourt.gov.au

Freedom of Information

Email FOI enquiries to foi@hcourt.gov.au

Privacy

Email Privacy enquiries to privacy@hcourt.gov.au

Public Interest Disclosure

Email PID enquiries to pid@hcourt.gov.au

All other enquiries

For all other enquiries, email enquiries@hcourt.gov.au