The Principal Registry of the High Court of Australia is located at the seat of the Court in Canberra. There are offices of the Registry at the capital city of each State and in Darwin.
The Registry services in Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin and Perth are provided by staff of the Federal Court of Australia. Registry services in Hobart are provided by the Supreme Court of Tasmania.
HCA Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak
No face to face services will be provided at the counter.
While the counters are closed, we are still working in registries and remotely to provide services and support to practitioners and litigants. Some of the Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra Registry staff are still working remotely.
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Documents for cases should be lodged through the HCA DLS Portal, more information on the DLS Portal is available here: https://www.hcourt.gov.au/digital-lodgment-system/digital-lodgment-system-information
The office hours of the Registry shall be from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm. Documents must be lodged by 4.00 pm Monday to Friday to be filed on that day, any act done after 4.00 pm on a day shall be taken to have been done on the next day on which the Registry is open.
Digital Lodgment System Portal
In 2020 the High Court of Australia moved from a paper-based Court to one that provides for the electronic lodgment of Court documents.
The Digital Lodgment System Portal (DLS Portal) is an external facing portal that allows legal firms, legal practitioners and self-represented litigants to register, file documents, receive notifications and track the progress of their cases around the clock.
The system provides for mandatory electronic lodgment of all documents filed in any case commenced after 1 January 2020. Register with a simple 3 step process of email verification, registration and approval by the Registry dls.hcourt.gov.au.
Principal Registry
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Parkes Place, Parkes, ACT, 2600
Postal Address: P O Box 6309, Kingston, ACT 2604
Registry telephone: (02) 6270 6857
Offices Around Australia
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Sydney: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Level 23, Law Courts Building, Registry telephone: (02) 6270 6380 Melbourne: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Level 17, Commonwealth Law Courts Building, Registry telephone: (02) 6270 6800 Brisbane: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Federal Court of Australia Registry telephone: (02) 6270 6380
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Adelaide: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Federal Court of Australia Registry telephone: (02) 6270 6800 Hobart: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Supreme Court of Tasmania Registry telephone: (02) 6270 6800 Darwin: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Federal Court of Australia Registry telephone: (02) 6270 6857
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