High Court (2023 Sittings) Rules 2022 (Cth)

High Court (2023 Sittings) Rules 2022

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

Dated 17 August 2022

S. M. Kiefel

S. J. Gageler

P. A. Keane

M. M. Gordon

J. J. Edelman

S.H.P. Steward

J.S. Gleeson

Justices of the High Court of Australia

P. A. Lynch

Chief Executive and

Principal Registrar

Contents

1Name

These Rules are the High Court (2023 Sittings) Rules 2022.

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.	23 August 2022

Note: This table relates only to the provisions of these Rules as originally made.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 2023

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 6 February 2023 to Friday 17 February 2023

Monday 6 March 2023 to Friday 17 March 2023

Tuesday 11 April 2023 to Friday 21 April 2023

Monday 8 May 2023 to Friday 19 May 2023

Monday 5 June 2023 to Friday 16 June 2023

Monday 31 July 2023 to Friday 11 August 2023

Monday 4 September 2023 to Friday 15 September 2023

Monday 9 October 2023 to Friday 20 October 2023

Monday 6 November 2023 to Friday 17 November 2023

Monday 4 December 2023 to Friday 15 December 2023

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 17 February 2023

Friday 17 March 2023

Friday 21 April 2023

Friday 19 May 2023

Friday 16 June 2023

Friday 11 August 2023

Friday 15 September 2023

Friday 20 October 2023

Friday 17 November 2023

Friday 15 December 2023

1. (3)

   The winter recess begins on Saturday 17 June 2023.

2. (4)

   The summer recess begins on Saturday 16 December 2023.

5Repeal of these Rules

These Rules are repealed at the start of 1 January 2024.