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.

Speeches/Articles by Justice Ian David Francis Callinan QC

7 Speeches/Articles by Ian David Francis Callinan QC

2003

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1999

1998

  • ‘The Corporate Law Economic Reform Programme: An Overview’ (Paper, Corporations Law Update Conference, Sydney Marriot Hotel, 26 October 1998) 

  • ‘Law, Society and Culture at the Turn of the Century’ (Archbishop Sir James Duhig Memorial Lecture, Mayne Hall, University of Queensland, 9 September 1998)