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.

Fees

Fees

Information on fees payable for filing and hearing of cases and Registry Services are available on this page.

There are forms for applying for an exemption from payment of filing and hearing fees, or to pay the reduced financial hardship fee. 

Information sheets on how to pay fees or apply for a fee exemption, or financial hardship fee, in the DLS (DLS Portal) are also available in the Forms & Resources section of the website.

The High Court of Australia (Fees) Regulations 2022 provide for an annual increase. The new fees were Gazetted on 13 June 2025.

Annual federal courts and tribunals fee increases from 1 July 2025

Filing and hearing fees
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Schedule of filing and hearing fees updated 1 July 2025

Schedule of filing and hearing fees updated 1 July 2025 (18.33 KB)

Application for refund of fees

Application for refund of fees (103.77 KB)
Application for refund of fees (52.45 KB)

Application for exemption from filing and hearing fees

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Application to pay the financial hardship fee

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Information on how to review a refusal of an application for financial hardship

Information on how to review a refusal of an application for financial hardship (33.01 KB)
Service provided fees
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Schedule of fees for registry services updated 1 July 2025

Schedule of fees for registry services updated 1 July 2025 (15.9 KB)