Statutory Rules
1980 No. 296
Rules under the Judiciary Act 19031
WE, JUSTICES OF THE HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA, hereby make the following Rules of Court under the Judiciary Act 1903.
Dated 8th October 1980.
G. E. BARWICK
H. T. GIBBS
N. M. STEPHEN
(L. S.) A. F. MASON
L. K. MURPHY
K. A. AICKIN
R. D. WILSON
Justices of the High Court of
Australia
FRANK JONES
Registrar
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AMENDMENTS OF THE HIGH COURT RULES2
1. These Rules shall come into operation on the 17th day of October 1980.
2. The High Court Rules are amended as follows:
(1) Order 70 Rule 9 (1) is amended by inserting after the words “One hundred dollars” the words “unless otherwise ordered”.
(2) Order 70 Rule 9 is amended by adding the following sub-rule:
“(5) The Court or a Justice may in any case reduce or increase the amount of security to be given by an appellant, and in the case of increase may order that unless the additional security is given within a time to be limited by the order the appeal shall be dismissed.”.
(3) Order 70 Rule 10 (4) is amended by deleting the expression “and (4)” and inserting in its place the expression “(4) and (5)” and by deleting the expression “and (3)” and inserting in its place the expression “(3) and (5)”.
NOTES
1. Notified in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 14 October 1980.
2. Statutory Rules 1952 No. 23 as amended to date. For previous amendments see Note 2 to Statutory Rules 1980 No. 88 and see also Statutory Rules 1980 No. 88.