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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.

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Judgment delivery notifications – this provide advance notice of judgments scheduled to be handed down.

Judgment summaries – these provide a brief overview of decisions reached by the High Court.

HCA Bulletin – is compiled approximately once a month, from February to December after each High Court sitting and contains cases handed down, cases reserved, original jurisdiction matters referred to the Full Court, special leave applications granted, cases not proceeding or vacated and special leave applications refused.

New Library Books – is a list of new titles added each month to the High Court Library. It is compiled in the first week of the next month (except January) and is not cumulative. The December-January issue is a double issue.