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High Court Rules 2004

Statutory Rules No. 304, 2004
made under the

Judiciary Act 1903, Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 and High Court of Australia Act 1979

Compilation No. 28

Compilation date: 1 January 2024

                Includes amendments: F2023L01522

Registered: 16 January 2024

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the High Court Rules 2004 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 January 2024 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

The effect of uncommenced amendments is not shown in the text of the compiled law. Any uncommenced amendments affecting the law are accessible on the Register (www.legislation.gov.au). The details of amendments made up to, but not commenced at, the compilation date are underlined in the endnotes. For more information on any uncommenced amendments, see the Register for the compiled law.

Application, saving and transitional provisions for provisions and amendments

If the operation of a provision or amendment of the compiled law is affected by an application, saving or transitional provision that is not included in this compilation, details are included in the endnotes.

Editorial changes

For more information about any editorial changes made in this compilation, see the endnotes.

Modifications

If the compiled law is modified by another law, the compiled law operates as modified but the modification does not amend the text of the law. Accordingly, this compilation does not show the text of the compiled law as modified. For more information on any modifications, see the Register for the compiled law.

Self‑repealing provisions

If a provision of the compiled law has been repealed in accordance with a provision of the law, details are included in the endnotes.

Contents
Chapter 1—General rules
Part 1—Preliminary
1.01 Title
1.02 Object
1.03 Commencement, repeal and transition
1.04 Causes removed into the Court
1.05 Proceedings remitted by the Court
1.06 Interpretation
1.07 Lodging documents with the Court
1.08 Documents
1.09 Forms
1.10 When a document is filed
Part 2—Application and compliance with these Rules
2.01 Application of these Rules
2.02 Dispensing with compliance
2.03 Failure to comply
Part 3—Amendment
3.01 Amendment
Part 4—Time, recesses and the Registry
4.01 Time
4.02 Enlargement and abridgment of time
4.03 Delays
4.04 Recesses
4.05 Registry
4.06 Use of Seals
4.07 Custody of and access to documents and records
Part 5—Judiciary Act 1903—section 78B notice of a constitutional matter and section 78A notice of intervention
5.01 Filing notice of a constitutional matter
5.02 Serving notice of a constitutional matter
5.03 Affidavit of service
5.04 Filing and serving notice of intervention
Part 6—General rules
6.01 Cases not