Contents

Chapter 1              General rules                                                                

Part 1                           Preliminary                                                                 

                    1.01       Title [see Note 1]                                                           12

                    1.02       Object                                                                          12

                    1.03       Commencement, repeal and transition                            12

                    1.04       Causes removed into the Court                                      12

                    1.05       Proceedings remitted by the Court                                 13

                    1.06       Interpretation                                                                 13

                    1.07       Filing documents                                                           13

                    1.08       Documents                                                                   13

                    1.09       Forms                                                                           15

Part 2                           Application and compliance with these Rules 

                    2.01       Application of these Rules                                             16

                    2.02       Dispensing with compliance                                           16

                    2.03       Failure to comply                                                          16

Part 3                           Amendment                                                                

                    3.01       Amendment                                                                  18

Part 4                           Time, recesses and the Registry                          

                    4.01       Time                                                                             19

                    4.02       Enlargement and abridgment of time                              19

                    4.03       Delays                                                                          20

                    4.04       Recesses                                                                      20

                    4.05       Registry                                                                        20

                    4.06       Use of Seals and Stamps                                              21

                    4.07       Custody and inspection of documents in the Registry     22

Part 5                           Judiciary Act 1903 -- section 78B notice          

                    5.01       Filing notice                                                                  23

                    5.02       Serving notice                                                               23

                    5.03       Affidavit of service and provision of documents             24

Part 6                           General rules                                                             

                    6.01       Cases not provided for by Rules                                    25

                    6.02       Solicitors                                                                      25

                    6.03       Publication of written reasons for judgment                    26

                    6.04       Sittings                                                                         26

                    6.05       Scandalous matter                                                        27

                    6.06       Vexatious proceedings                                                  27

                    6.07       Refusal to issue or file a document                                27

Part 7                           Officers                                                                        

                    7.01       The Marshal                                                                  28

                    7.02       Registrars                                                                     28

Part 8                           Judgment and orders                                              

                    8.01       Form of judgments and orders                                       29

                    8.02       Effective date                                                               29

                    8.03       Preparation                                                                   29

                    8.04       Consent orders                                                             29

                    8.05       Judgment or orders to do an act                                    30

                    8.06       Interest on judgments and costs                                    30

                    8.07       Stay, bail, preservation of property and other interlocutory orders     30

Part 9                           Service of process and other documents         

                    9.01       Manner of service                                                          32

                    9.02       Effecting personal service                                             32

                    9.03       Effecting service on particular defendants                      33

                    9.04       Ordinary service                                                            33

                    9.05       Address for service                                                       34

                    9.06       Change of address for service                                       34

                    9.07       Service out of Australia                                                 34

Part 10                        Execution                                                                   

                  10.01       Execution by parties and others                                     35

                  10.02       Enforcement                                                                 35

Part 11                        Contempt of Court                                                   

                  11.01       Contempt in the face of the Court                                  36

                  11.02       Other cases                                                                  36

                  11.03       Warrant                                                                         37

                  11.04       Punishment                                                                   37

                  11.05       Costs                                                                           38

Part 12                        Moneys in Court                                                       

                  12.01       Interpretation                                                                 39

                  12.02       Moneys paid into Court                                                 39

                  12.03       Moneys in Court                                                            39

Part 13                        Interlocutory applications                                      

                  13.01       Interlocutory applications                                               41

                  13.02       Form and service of interlocutory application                  41

                  13.03       Failure to attend                                                            41

Chapter 2              Proceedings in the original jurisdiction of the Court      

Part 20                        Commencing proceedings                                    

                  20.01       Form of initiating process                                              42

                  20.02       Issue of initiating process                                              43

Part 21                        Parties                                                                         

                  21.01       Joinder of parties                                                          44

                  21.02       Joinder of claims                                                          44

                  21.03       Joinder inconvenient                                                      44

                  21.04       Misjoinder and non-joinder                                             45

                  21.05       Addition, removal and substitution of party                    45

                  21.06       Death of a party                                                            45

                  21.07       Transmission of interest or liability                                 46

                  21.08       Persons under disability                                                46

                  21.09       Representative proceedings                                           47

Part 22                        Service                                                                        

                  22.01       Service of initiating process                                           48

                  22.02       Affidavit of service                                                        48

Part 23                        Appearance                                                                

                  23.01       Appearance before taking a step                                   49

                  23.02       Submitting appearance                                                  49

                  23.03       Conditional appearance                                                 49

                  23.04       Service of notice of appearance                                    50

Part 24                        Evidence                                                                     

                  24.01       Evidence by affidavit                                                    51

                  24.02       Subpoenas                                                                   53

Part 25                        Mandamus, prohibition, certiorari, habeas corpus and quo warranto        

                  25.01       Form of an application for an order to show cause         54

                  25.02       Parties to an application for an order to show cause       54

                  25.03       Application on notice                                                     55

                  25.04       Relief and grounds                                                        56

                  25.05       Stay                                                                             56

                  25.06       Certiorari                                                                       56

                  25.07       Mandamus                                                                    57

                  25.08       Form, service and return of writ of mandamus                57

                  25.09       Habeas corpus                                                              58

                  25.10       Service of a writ of habeas corpus or order for production 59

                  25.11       Return to a writ of habeas corpus                                   59

                  25.12       Proceedings on return                                                   60

                  25.13       Discharge without writ                                                    60

                  25.14       Application for an information of quo warranto               60

                  25.15       Form of information                                                      60

                  25.16       Service of information                                                   61

                  25.17       Subsequent proceedings                                               61

                  25.18       Disclaimer                                                                     61

                  25.19       Judgment                                                                     61

                  25.20       Writ of Prohibition                                                         61

Part 26                        Applications for removal pursuant to section 40 of the  Judiciary Act 1903                                                                                       

                  26.01       Form of application for removal                                     62

                  26.02       Affidavits in support                                                      62

                  26.03       Summary of argument -- applicant                                63

                  26.04       Summary of argument -- respondent                             63

                  26.05       Reply                                                                            64

                  26.06       Application book and subsequent proceedings              64

Part 27                        Writ of Summons                                                      

                  27.01       Form of Writ of Summons                                             65

                  27.02       Form of pleadings                                                         65

                  27.03       Filing and serving a Statement of Claim                          66

                  27.04       Contents of a Statement of Claim                                  66

                  27.05       Pleadings after a Statement of Claim                             67

                  27.06       Summons for directions                                                67

                  27.07       Demurrer                                                                       68

                  27.08       Questions of law                                                           68

                  27.09       Summary disposition                                                     69

                  27.10       Discontinuance and withdrawal                                       70

Chapter 3              Election petitions                                                        

Part 30                        Commencing proceedings                                    

                  30.01       Form of petition                                                            72

                  30.02       Publication and advertisement                                       72

                  30.03       Address for service                                                       73

                  30.04       Service of petition                                                         73

Part 31                        Appearances and parties                                       

                  31.01       Appearances                                                                 74

                  31.02       Parties                                                                          74

Part 32                        Subsequent proceedings                                      

                  32.01       Summons for directions                                                75

                  32.02       Counter charges                                                            75

                  32.03       Particulars                                                                     76

                  32.04       Notice of trial                                                                76

                  32.05       Withdrawal of petition and substitution of another petitioner 77

Chapter 4              Proceedings in the appellate jurisdiction of the Court   

Part 40                        Interpretation and application of Chapter 2       

                  40.01       Interpretation                                                                 78

                  40.02       Application of Chapter 2                                                79

Part 41                        Applications for leave or special leave to appeal          

                  41.01       Initiation of application for leave or special leave to appeal 80

                  41.02       Time for filing application                                              80

                  41.03       Service                                                                         81

                  41.04       Appearance                                                                  81

                  41.05       Summary of argument -- applicant                                82

                  41.06       Summary of argument -- respondent                             82

                  41.07       Summary of argument -- general                                   82

                  41.08       Reply                                                                            83

                  41.09       Application book                                                           83

                  41.10       Unrepresented applicants                                              85

                  41.11       Oral argument                                                               86

                  41.12       Discontinuance of application                                        87

                  41.13       Deemed abandonment of application by delay               87

                  41.14       Directions by Registrar                                                  87

                  41.15       Determination of application                                          88

Part 42                        Appeals                                                                       

                  42.01       Institution of appeals                                                     89

                  42.02       Form of notice of appeal                                               89

                  42.03       Time for filing                                                                89

                  42.04       Place for filing                                                              90

                  42.05       Service                                                                         90

                  42.06       Appearance                                                                  90

                  42.07       Change of parties to an appeal                                      91

                  42.08       Cross-appeal                                                                91

                  42.09       Stay of proceedings                                                      92

                  42.10       Documents                                                                   92

                  42.11       Preparation of index                                                      92

                  42.12       Settling the index                                                          93

                  42.13       Preparation and filing of appeal books                           94

                  42.14       Discontinuance of appeal                                              97

                  42.15       Directions by Registrar                                                  97

                  42.16       Dismissal for want of prosecution                                  97

                  42.17       Appeal without notice                                                    98

Part 43                        Applications and appeals from the Supreme Court of Nauru

                  43.01       Application                                                                   99

                  43.02       Appeals                                                                        99

                  43.03       Applications                                                                  99

Part 44                        Written and oral submissions                               

                  44.01       Application and definitions                                           100

                  44.02       Written submissions -- appellant                                  100

                  44.03       Written submissions -- respondent                              100

                  44.04       Written submissions -- interveners                               101

                  44.05       Written submissions in reply                                         101

                  44.06       Annotated form of written submissions                         102

                  44.07       Publication of written submissions and chronology       102

                  44.08       Outline of oral submissions                                          102

Chapter 5              Costs                                                                              

Part 50                        General                                                                        

                  50.01       Costs in the discretion of the Court                              104

                  50.02       Methods of assessment                                              104

                  50.03       Causes removed                                                         104

                  50.04       Order for proportion of costs                                       104

                  50.05       Default by practitioners                                                105

Part 51                        Costs of interlocutory applications                     

                  51.01       Costs reserved                                                            106

                  51.02       Costs of applications in a matter                                  106

                  51.03       Interlocutory costs included in final judgment                106

Part 52                        Scale of costs                                                            

                  52.01       Fixed costs                                                                 107

                  52.02       Costs other than fixed costs                                        107

Part 53                        Taxing Officers                                                          

                  53.01       Interpretation                                                               108

                  53.02       Taxation by Taxing Officer                                           108

                  53.03       Taxing Officers to assist each other                             108

                  53.04       Powers of a Taxing Officer                                          108

                  53.05       Attendance of parties                                                  109

Part 54                        Commencing taxation of costs and content of bill       

                  54.01       Commencing taxation                                                  110

                  54.02       Content of bill                                                             110

Part 55                        Taxation of costs -- General                                 

                  55.01       General principle                                                          111

                  55.02       Special allowances                                                      111

                  55.03       No fee prescribed                                                        111

                  55.04       Duplication of fees                                                      112

                  55.05       Fees not provided for                                                  112

Part 56                        Taxation of costs -- Particular items                  

                  56.01       Instructions                                                                 113

                  56.02       Pleadings                                                                    113

                  56.03       Evidence                                                                     113

                  56.04       Evidence by affidavit                                                   113

                  56.05       Copies                                                                        114

                  56.06       Perusal and inspection                                                 114

                  56.07       Agency matters                                                           114

                  56.08       Orders                                                                        114

                  56.09       Counsel                                                                      114

                  56.10       Experts                                                                       116

                  56.11       Costs of particular parties                                            116

                  56.12       Disallowance of unnecessary costs                              116

                  56.13       Costs of application for extension of time                    117

Part 57                        Assessment, taxation and review of taxation   

                  57.01       Assessment                                                                118

                  57.02       Objections to bill                                                         119

                  57.03       Reconsideration of taxation                                         120

                  57.04       Certificate and taxing fee                                             121

                  57.05       Review of taxation                                                       121

Part 58                        Costs of taxation                                                      

                  58.01       Costs of preparing and taxing bill                                 123

                  58.02       Costs and the Taxing Officer's estimate                        123

                  58.03       Reduction by one-sixth                                                123

                  58.04       Amount allowed less than amount offered                    124

Part 59                        Security for costs                                                     

                  59.01       Security for costs                                                        125

                  59.02       Giving security                                                            125

                  59.03       Failure to give security                                                 125

                  59.04       Variation of order for security                                       125

Schedule 1                   Forms                                                                        126

Form 1                            Notice of a constitutional matter                                   128

Form 2                            Judgment                                                                    129

Form 3                            Order                                                                          130

Form 4                            Consent                                                                      131

Form 5                            Arrest warrant                                                              132

Form 6                            Committal warrant                                                        133

Form 7                            Notice of appearance                                                  134

Form 8                            Submitting appearance                                                135

Form 9                            Conditional appearance                                               136

Form 10                          Subpoena to give evidence                                          137

Form 11                          Subpoena to give evidence and produce documents    138

Form 12                          Application for an order to show cause                         139

Form 13                          Writ of certiorari                                                           141

Form 14                          Writ of mandamus                                                       142

Form 15                          Writ of habeas corpus                                                 143

Form 16                          Writ of prohibition                                                        144

Form 17                          Application for removal                                                145

Form 18                          Applicant's summary of argument                                147

Form 19                          Respondent's summary of argument                            148

Form 20                          Writ of summons                                                         149

Form 21                          Summons                                                                   151

Form 22                          Election petition                                                          152

Form 23                          Application for leave or special leave to appeal            154

Form 24                          Notice of appeal                                                          156

Form 25                          Notice of discontinuance                                             157

Form 26                          Notice of cross-appeal                                                158

Form 27                          Notice of contention                                                    159

Form 27A                       Appellant's submissions                                              160

Form 27B                       Appellant's chronology                                                162

Form 27C                       Intervener's submissions                                              163

Form 27D                      Respondent's submissions                                          165

Form 28                          Bill of costs                                                                167

Form 29                          Certificate of taxation                                                  168

Schedule 2                   Schedule of fees for work done or services performed 169

Notes                                                                                                        176

 

  

Notes to the High Court Rules 2004

Note 1

The High Court Rules 2004 (in force under the Judiciary Act 1903, Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918, Nauru (High Court Appeals) Act 1976 and High Court of Australia Act 1979) as shown in this compilation comprise Statutory Rules 2004 No. 304 amended as indicated in the Tables below.

For all relevant information pertaining to application, saving or transitional provisions see Table A.

Table of Instruments

Year and number	Date of notification in Gazette or FRLI registration	Date of commencement	Application, saving or transitional provisions
2004 No. 304	14 Oct 2004	1 Jan 2005
2005 No. 13	14 Feb 2005 (see F2005L00255)	1 Mar 2005	R. 1.01.2
2006 No. 105	22 May 2006 (see F2006L01555)	1 July 2006	--
2006 No. 218	10 Aug 2006 (see F2006L02612)	1 Sept 2006	--
2008 No. 246	10 Dec 2008 (see F2008L04589)	1 Jan 2009	R. 1.01.2
2009 No. 315	10 Nov 2009 (see F2009L04135)	1 Jan 2010	R. 1.01.2
2010 No. 240	12 Oct 2010 (see F2010L02635)	1 Jan 2011	--
2010 No. 274	5 Nov 2010 (see F2010L02913)	1 Jan 2011	R. 1.01.2
2011 No. 283	16 Dec 2011 (see F2011L02720)	1 Jan 2012	R. 1.01.2

Table of Amendments

ad. = added or inserted      am. = amended      rep. = repealed      rs. = repealed and substituted
Provision affected	How affected
Chapter 1
Part 1
R. 1.08.1................................	am. 2006 No. 218; 2010 No. 240
R. 1.09....................................	rs. 2010 No. 240
Part 2
R. 2.03.1................................	am. 2010 No. 240
R. 2.03.2................................	am. 2010 No. 240
R. 2.03.3................................	am. 2010 No. 240
R. 2.03.4................................	ad. 2010 No. 240
Part 4
R. 4.04.1................................	am. 2010 No. 240
R. 4.04.2................................	am. 2010 No. 240
Part 5
R. 5.03....................................	am. 2010 No. 240
Part 6
R. 6.01.1................................	am. 2010 No. 240
R. 6.01.2................................	am. 2010 No. 240
R. 6.07....................................	am. 2010 No. 240
Part 8
R. 8.04.5................................	ad. 2010 No. 240
Part 9
R. 9.03.1................................	rs. 2006 No. 218
Part 13
Part 13...................................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 13.01.................................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 13.02.................................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 13.02.1..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 13.02.2..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 13.03.................................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 13.03.1..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 13.03.2..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
Chapter 2
Part 24
R. 24.01.12............................	rs. 2010 No. 240
Part 25
R. 25.03.1..............................	rs. 2006 No. 218
	am. 2010 No. 240
R. 25.03.6..............................	ad. 2006 No. 218
R. 25.03.7..............................	ad. 2006 No. 218
Part 26
R. 26.05.................................	rs. 2010 No. 240
R. 26.05.1..............................	rs. 2010 No. 240
R. 26.05.2..............................	rs. 2010 No. 240
R. 26.05.3..............................	rs. 2010 No. 240
R. 26.06.................................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 26.06.1..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 26.06.2..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 26.06.3..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
Part 28
Part 28...................................	rep. 2010 No. 240
R. 28.01.................................	rep. 2010 No. 240
R. 28.02.................................	rep. 2010 No. 240
R. 28.02.1..............................	rep. 2010 No. 240
R. 28.02.2..............................	rep. 2010 No. 240
R. 28.02.3..............................	ad. 2006 No. 218
	rep. 2010 No. 240
R. 28.03.................................	rep. 2010 No. 240
R. 28.03.1..............................	rep. 2010 No. 240
R. 28.03.2..............................	rep. 2010 No. 240
Chapter 4
Part 41
R. 41.01.2..............................	am. 2006 No. 105
R. 41.07.1..............................	rs. 2010 No. 240
R. 41.07.2..............................	rep. 2010 No. 240
R. 41.08.2..............................	rs. 2010 No. 240
R. 41.08.3..............................	rep. 2010 No. 240
R. 41.09.2..............................	rs. 2006 No. 105; 2006 No. 218
R. 41.09.3..............................	rs. 2006 No. 105
	am. 2006 No. 218; 2010 No. 240
R. 41.09.7..............................	rs. 2006 No. 105
	am. 2010 No. 240
R. 41.09.8..............................	rs. 2006 No. 105
	am. 2010 No. 240
R. 41.09.9..............................	rs. 2006 No. 105
R. 41.09.10............................	rs. 2006 No. 105
R. 41.09.11............................	rep. 2006 No. 105
R. 41.09.12............................	rep. 2006 No. 105
R. 41.10.3..............................	am. 2006 No. 218
R. 41.10.4..............................	rs. 2006 No. 218
	rep. 2010 No. 240
R. 41.10.4.1...........................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 41.10.4.2...........................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 41.10.6..............................	rs. 2006 No. 218
R. 41.13.1..............................	am. 2006 No. 105
Part 42
R. 42.02.2..............................	am. 2010 No. 240
R. 42.13.6..............................	rs. 2006 No. 218
R. 42.03.................................	rs. 2010 No. 240
R. 42.05.5..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 42.06.1..............................	am. 2010 No. 240
R. 42.08.1..............................	am. 2010 No. 240
R. 42.10.1..............................	am. 2010 No. 240
R. 42.11.2..............................	rs. 2010 No. 240
R. 42.12.3..............................	am. 2010 No. 240
R. 42.13.6..............................	rs. 2006 No. 218
	am. 2010 No. 240
R. 42.13.12............................	am. 2010 No. 240
R. 42.13.15............................	am. 2010 No. 240
R. 42.13.16............................	am. 2010 No. 240
Part 44
R. 44.01.................................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.01.1..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.01.2..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.02.................................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.02.1..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.02.2..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.02.3..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.03.................................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.03.1..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.03.2..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.03.3..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.04.................................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.04.1..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.04.2..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.04.3..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.04.4..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.05.................................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.05.1..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.05.2..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.05.3..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.05.4..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.06.................................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.06.1..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.06.2..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.07.................................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.07.1..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.08.................................	ad. 2010 No. 240
R. 44.08.1..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
Chapter 5
Part 56
R. 56.09.3..............................	am. 2010 No. 240
R. 56.09.6..............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
Part 57
R. 57.01.1..............................	rs. 2006 No. 218
R. 57.01.2..............................	am. 2006 No. 218; 2010 No. 240
R. 57.01.4..............................	rs. 2006 No. 218
R. 57.01.5..............................	rs. 2006 No. 218
R. 57.01.6..............................	rs. 2006 No. 218
R. 57.02.2..............................	rs. 2006 No. 218
R. 57.02.3..............................	rs. 2006 No. 218
R. 57.05.1..............................	rs. 2006 No. 218
Part 58
R. 58.02.1..............................	rs. 2006 No. 218; 2010 No. 240
R. 58.02.2..............................	am. 2010 No. 240
R. 58.03.................................	rs. 2006 No. 218
R. 58.04.................................	am. 2010 No. 240
Schedule 1
Form 1.................................	am. 2010 No. 240
Form 2.................................	am. 2010 No. 240
Form 3.................................	am. 2010 No. 240
Form 4.................................	am. 2010 No. 240
Form 7.................................	am. 2010 No. 240
Form 9.................................	am. 2010 No. 240
Form 18..............................	am. 2010 No. 240
Form 20..............................	rs. 2006 No. 218
Heading to Form 21.........	am. 2010 No. 240
Form 21..............................	rs. 2006 No. 218
Form 24..............................	am. 2010 No. 240
Form 27A............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
Form 27B............................	ad. 2010 No. 240
Form 27C...........................	ad. 2010 No. 240
Form 27D...........................	ad. 2010 No. 240
Form 29..............................	rs. 2006 No. 218
Schedule 2
Schedule 2............................	rs. 2005 No. 13; 2008 No. 246; 2009 No. 315; 2010 No. 274; 2011 No. 283

Table A                  Application, saving or transitional provisions

Select Legislative Instrument 2005 No. 13

1.01.2      Notwithstanding rule 1.01.1, the Schedule omitted from the High Court Rules 2004 by rule 2.01.1 shall continue to apply in relation to all work done and services performed before 1 March 2005.

Select Legislative Instrument 2008 No. 246

1.01.2      Notwithstanding rule 1.01.1, the Schedule omitted from the High Court Rules 2004 by rule 2.01.1 shall continue to apply in relation to all work done and services performed before
1 January 2009.

Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 315

1.01.2      Notwithstanding rule 1.01.1, the Schedule omitted from the High Court Rules 2004 by rule 2.01.1 shall continue to apply in relation to all work done and services performed before
1 January 2010.

Select Legislative Instrument 2010 No. 274

1.01.2      Notwithstanding rule 1.01.1, the Schedule omitted from the High Court Rules 2004 by rule 2.01.1 shall continue to apply in relation to all work done and services performed before 1 January 2011.

Select Legislative Instrument 2011 No. 283

1.01.2              Notwithstanding rule 1.01.1, the Schedule omitted from the High Court Rules 2004 by rule 2.01.1 shall continue to apply in relation to all work done and services performed before 1 January 2012.