High Court (2021 Sittings) Rules 2020 (Cth)

High Court (2021 Sittings) Rules 2020

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

Dated 4 August 2020

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 (2021 Sittings) Rules 2020.

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.	14 August 2020

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of these Rules as originally made.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 2021

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 1 February 2021 to Friday 12 February 2021

Monday 1 March 2021 to Friday 12 March 2021

Tuesday 6 April 2021 to Friday 16 April 2021

Monday 10 May 2021 to Friday 21 May 2021

Tuesday 15 June 2021 to Friday 25 June 2021

Monday 2 August 2021 to Friday 13 August 2021

Monday 30 August 2021 to Friday 10 September 2021

Tuesday 5 October 2021 to Friday 15 October 2021

Monday 1 November 2021 to Friday 12 November 2021

Monday 29 November 2021 to Friday 10 December 2021

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 12 February 2021

Friday 12 March 2021

Friday 16 April 2021

Friday 21 May 2021

Friday 25 June 2021

Friday 13 August 2021

Friday 10 September 2021

Friday 15 October 2021

Friday 12 November 2021

Friday 10 December 2021

1. (3)

   The winter recess begins on Saturday 26 June 2021.

2. (4)

   The summer recess begins on Saturday 11 December 2021.

5Repeal of these Rules

These Rules are repealed at the start of 1 January 2022.