High Court Registry closure

The High Court Registry will be closed from 4:00pm AEDT 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 The Hon Justice Jacqueline Gleeson

9 Speeches/Articles by The Hon Justice Jacqueline Gleeson

2025

2024

  • ‘Trends in International Law Litigation: An Australian Perspective’ (Middle Temple International Sub-Committee Lecture, 22 April 2024)
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  • ‘The Legal Case for Mercy’ (2024 Barry O'Keefe Memorial Lecture, ACU, Sydney, 20 March 2024)
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2023

  • “Women in Law: How Far Have We Come, and Where to From Here?”, Brennan Justice Address, University of Technology Sydney, 20 March 2023.
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2022

  • “Thinking About the Bigger Picture: Government Lawyers and Australian Democracy”, AGS Administrative Law Forum, National Gallery of Australia, 30 November 2022.
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  • “Court Education Is Not Just For Lawyers”, Kathleen Burrow Research Institute Lecture, University of Sydney, 5 October 2022
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  • “Judicial Independence and Liberal Democracy”, speech delivered to the Australian Academy of Law, Law Courts building, Sydney, 22 August 2022
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  • “Advancing Judicial Legitimacy: the Stakes and the Means”, speech for the commencement of the National Judicial Orientation Program, Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, Gold Coast, 3 April 2022
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2021

  • “Human Dignity in the Time of John Hubert Plunkett”, 10th Annual JH Plunkett Lecture, Francis Forbes Society for Australian Legal History, Sydney, 19 August 2021
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