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.

Library Catalogue

Library Catalogue

Catalogue Search

The catalogue search is publicly available to enable researchers to identify the publications held in the Court Library. The Library is not open to the public and does not lend or provide material to individuals, but will lend and provide material to other libraries when requested via the TROVE Partners Resource Sharing (TPRS) network. Please note that material located in the two special collections: the Rare Books Collection and the High Court Collection, are NOT available for inter-library loan. For inter-library loan enquiries, email interlib@hcourt.gov.au