High Court (2020 Sittings) Rules 2019 (Cth)

High Court (2020 Sittings) Rules 2019

We, Justices of the High Court of Australia, make the following Rules of Court.

Dated 5 August 2019

S. M. Kiefel

V. M. Bell

S. J. Gageler

P. A. Keane

G. A. A. Nettle

M. M. Gordon

J. J. Edelman

Justices of the High Court of Australia

P. A. Lynch

Chief Executive and

Principal Registrar

Contents

1Name

These Rules are the High Court (2020 Sittings) Rules 2019.

2Commencement

1. (1)

   Each provision of these Rules specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms.

Commencement information
Column 1	Column 2	Column 3
Provisions	Commencement	Date/Details
1. The whole of these Rules	The day after these Rules are registered.	9 August 2019

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of these Rules as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of these Rules.

1. (2)

   Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of these Rules. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of these Rules.

3Authority

These Rules are made under the Judiciary Act 1903.

4Sittings of the High Court in 2020

1. (1)

   Sittings of a Full Court of the High Court are to be held at Canberra and other places as required during the following periods:

Monday 3 February 2020 to Friday 14 February 2020

Tuesday 10 March 2020 to Friday 20 March 2020

Tuesday 14 April 2020 to Friday 24 April 2020

Monday 18 May 2020 to Friday 29 May 2020

Monday 15 June 2020 to Friday 26 June 2020

Monday 3 August 2020 to Friday 14 August 2020

Monday 31 August 2020 to Friday 11 September 2020

Tuesday 6 October 2020 to Friday 16 October 2020

Monday 2 November 2020 to Friday 13 November 2020

Monday 30 November 2020 to Friday 11 December 2020

1. (2)

   Sittings of a Full Court of the High Court to hear applications for special leave to appeal to the High Court are to be held on the following days:

Friday 14 February 2020

Friday 20 March 2020

Friday 24 April 2020

Friday 29 May 2020

Friday 26 June 2020

Friday 14 August 2020

Friday 11 September 2020

Friday 16 October 2020

Friday 13 November 2020

Friday 11 December 2020

1. (3)

   The winter recess begins on Saturday 27 June 2020.

2. (4)

   The summer recess begins on Saturday 12 December 2020.

5Repeal of these Rules

These Rules are repealed at the start of 1 January 2021.