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 Jayne Jagot

4 Speeches/Articles by The Hon Justice Jayne Jagot

2024

  • ‘Continuity in the Common Law: History and Myth’ (Spigelman Oration, Banco Court, Supreme Court of NSW, 18 June 2024; Blackshield Lecture, Michael Kirby Building, Macquarie University, 20 November 2024) 

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2023

  • “Trying to understand antisemitism today” (Speech, Sir Zelman Cowen Annual Lecture, 5 October 2023)

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  • “Notes on Judging” (Speech, National Judicial College of Australia Conference, 26 March 2023)
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  • “Burning Bright Without Burning Out” (Speech, Minds Count Annual Lecture, 24 August 2023)
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