Digital Lodgment System

Judgment summaries

May 2024

10 May 2024

For Judgment:

ASF17 v Commonwealth of Australia [2024] HCA 19 (PDF)

8 May 2024

For Judgment:

Obian v The King [2024] HCA 18 (PDF)

Cessnock City Council v 123 259 932 Pty Ltd [2024] HCA 17 (PDF)

Chief Executive Officer, Aboriginal Areas Protection Authority v Director of National Parks [2024] HCA 16 (PDF)

News Room

High Court Annual Report 2022-23 (PDF)

Portfolio Budget Statements (PBS) 2022–23
Please click on the link below:
Portfolio Budget Statements 2022–23

https://twitter.com/HighCourtofAus

Notices/Opening

CLOSURE OF HIGH COURT BUILDING

From 17 June to 8 October 2024, the High Court building in Canberra will be closed to allow for a number of large capital works programs to be undertaken. These include the replacement of the lifts and a range of other projects. Given the scale of works being undertaken, the Court will be classified as a construction site for that time to manage our Work Health and Safety risks. The building will be closed to the public.

While the Canberra building is closed, the Court will circuit to Darwin, Adelaide, Melbourne and Hobart:

Week commencing 5 August DARWIN
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory
State Square, Darwin

Week commencing 12 August ADELAIDE
Roma Mitchell Commonwealth Law Courts Building
3 Angas Street, Adelaide

Week commencing 2 September MELBOURNE
Owen Dixon Commonwealth Law Courts Building
305 William St, Melbourne

Week commencing 9 September HOBART
Supreme Court of Tasmania
Salamanca place, Hobart

Any enquiries should be directed to:

Ben Wickham

Executive Registrar & Head of Public Affairs

High Court of Australia

T: (02) 6270 6893; E: [email protected]

Bicentenary Messages – Supreme Courts of Tasmania and NSW

(PDF)

Sittings Calendar 2024

(PDF)

Revised Special Leave Process 17 November 2023

(PDF) (RTF)

Live Streaming applications for special leave to appeal (PDF) (RTF)

High Court Building

The High Court building is open weekdays 9.45am to 4.30pm.

Video Connection Hearings - PROTOCOL

The High Court has issued a protocol for practitioners participating in Video Connection Hearings (PDF) (RTF)

Filing Documents Electronically

The Digital Lodgment System Portal (DLS Portal) provides for mandatory electronic lodgment of all documents filed in any case commenced after 1 January 2020. Register with a simple 3 step process of email verification, registration and approval by the Registry dls.hcourt.gov.au.
For cases commenced before January 2020 the Court issued Practice Direction No. 1 of 2020 Electronic Filing of Documents - Cases Commenced before 1 January 2020 on 20 March 2020.

CONTACT

For Registry services and support please contact us by email at [email protected] or by telephone on (02) 6270 6829. Face to face services are no longer provided at the Registry Counter.

Access to the High Court building is through the Level 2 entrance at the end of the ceremonial ramp.

The High Court building is open to the public from:

Monday to Friday: 9.45 am to 4.30 pm

Normal Court sitting hours are from:
10.00 am to 12.45 pm and 2.15 pm to 4.15 pm

The building is closed on public holidays. Admission to the High Court building is free of charge.