High Court (2026 Sittings) Rules 2025 (Cth)
We, Justices of the High Court of Australia, make the following Rules of Court.
Dated 17 June 2025
S. J. Gageler
M. M. Gordon
J. J. Edelman
J. S. Gleeson
J. M. Jagot
R. T. Beech‑Jones
Justices of the High Court of Australia
R. A. Glenn
Chief Executive and
Principal Registrar
Contents
These Rules are the
High Court (2026 Sittings) Rules 2025 .
(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.
The whole of these Rules | The day after these Rules are registered. | 20 June 2025 |
Note: This table relates only to the provisions of these Rules as originally made.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.
(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.
These Rules are made under the
Judiciary Act 1903 .
(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 2 February 2026 to Friday 13 February 2026 |
Tuesday 10 March 2026 to Friday 20 March 2026 |
Tuesday 7 April 2026 to Friday 17 April 2026 |
Monday 4 May 2026 to Friday 15 May 2026 |
Tuesday 9 June 2026 to Friday 19 June 2026 |
Monday 3 August 2026 to Friday 14 August 2026 |
Monday 7 September 2026 to Friday 18 September 2026 |
Tuesday 6 October 2026 to Friday 16 October 2026 |
Monday 2 November 2026 to Friday 13 November 2026 |
Monday 30 November 2026 to Friday 11 December 2026 |
(2) The winter recess begins on Saturday 20 June 2026.
(3) The summer recess begins on Saturday 12 December 2026.
These Rules are repealed at the start of 1 January 2027.
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