Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations Commonwealth Consolidated RegulationsStatutory Rules 2004 No. 304 as amended
This compilation was prepared on 1 January 2009
taking into account amendments up to SLI 2008 No. 246
Prepared by the Office of
Legislative Drafting and Publishing,
Attorney‑General's Department, Canberra
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
5> 2.02 Dispensing with compliance 16
2.03 Failure to comply 16
Part 3 Amendment
3.01 Amendment 17
Part 4 Time, recesses and the Registry
4.01 Time 18
4.02 Enlargement and abridgment of time 18
4.03 Delays 19
4.04 Recesses 19
4.05 Registry 19
4.06 Use of Seals and Stamps 20
4.07 Custody and inspection of documents in the Registry 21
Part 5 Judiciary Act 1903 -- section 78B notice
5.01 Filing notice 22
5.02 Serving notice 22
5.03 Affidavit of service and provision of documents 23
Part 6 General rules
6.01 Cases not provided for by Rules 24
5> 6.02 Solicitors 24
6.03 Publication of written reasons for judgment 25
6.04 Sittings 25
6.05 Scandalous matter 26
6.06 Vexatious proceedings 26
6.07 Refusal to issue or file a document 26
Part 7 Officers
7.01 The Marshal 27
7.02 Registrars 27
Part 8 Judgment and orders
8.01 Form of judgments and orders 28
8.02 Effective date 28
8.03 Preparation 28
8.04 Consent orders 28
8.05 Judgment or orders to do an act 29
8.06 Interest on judgments and costs 29
8.07 Stay, bail, preservation of property and other interlocutory orders 29
Part 9 Service of process and other documents
9.01 Manner of service 31
9.02 Effecting personal service 31
9.03 Effecting service on particular defendants 32
9.04 Ordinary service 32
9.05 Address for service 33
9.06 Change of address for service 33
9.07 Service out of Australia 33
Part 10 Execution
10.01 Execution by parties and others 34
10.02 Enforcement 34
Part 11 Contempt of Court
11.01 Contempt in the face of the Court 35
11.02 Other cases 35
11.03 Warrant 36
11.04 Punishment 36
11.05 Costs 37
Part 12 Moneys in Court
12.01 Interpretation 38
12.02 Moneys paid into Court 38
12.03 Moneys in Court 38
Chapter 2 Proceedings in the original jurisdiction of the Court
Part 20 Commencing proceedings
20.01 Form of initiating process 40
20.02 Issue of initiating process 41
Part 21 Parties
21.01 Joinder of parties 42
21.02 Joinder of claims 42
21.03 Joinder inconvenient 42
21.04 Misjoinder and non‑joinder 43
21.05 Addition, removal and substitution of party 43
21.06 Death of a party 43
21.07 Transmission of interest or liability 44
21.08 Persons under disability 44
21.09 Representative proceedings 45
Part 22 Service
22.01 Service of initiating process 46
22.02 Affidavit of service 46
Part 23 Appearance
23.01 Appearance before taking a step 47
23.02 Submitting appearance 47
23.03 Conditional appearance 47
23.04 Service of notice of appearance 48
Part 24 Evidence
24.01 Evidence by affidavit 49
24.02 Subpoenas 50
Part 25 Mandamus, prohibition, certiorari, habeas corpus and quo warranto
25.01 Form of an application for an order to show cause 52
25.02 Parties to an application for an order to show cause 52
25.03 Application on notice 53
25.04 Relief and grounds 54
25.05 Stay 54
25.06 Certiorari 54
25.07 Mandamus 55
25.08 Form, service and return of writ of mandamus 55
25.09 Habeas corpus 56
25.10 Service of a writ of habeas corpus or order for production 57
25.11 Return to a writ of habeas corpus 57
25.12 Proceedings on return 58
25.13 Discharge without writ 58
25.14 Application for an information of quo warranto 58
25.15 Form of information 58
25.16 Service of information 59
25.17 Subsequent proceedings 59
25.18 Disclaimer 59
25.19 Judgment 59
25.20 Writ of Prohibition 59
Part 26 Applications for removal pursuant to section 40 of the Judiciary Act 1903
26.01 Form of application for removal 60
26.02 Affidavits in support 60
26.03 Summary of argument -- applicant 61
26.04 Summary of argument -- respondent 61
26.05 Application book and subsequent proceedings 62
Part 27 Writ of Summons
27.01 Form of Writ of Summons 63
27.02 Form of pleadings 63
27.03 Filing and serving a Statement of Claim 64
27.04 Contents of a Statement of Claim 64
27.05 Pleadings after a Statement of Claim 65
27.06 Summons for directions 65
27.07 Demurrer 66
27.08 Questions of law 66
27.09 Summary disposition 67
27.10 Discontinuance and withdrawal 68
Part 28 Interlocutory applications
28.01 Interlocutory applications 70
28.02 Form and service of interlocutory application 70
28.03 Failure to attend 70
Chapter 3 Election petitions
Part 30 Commencing proceedings
30.01 Form of petition 71
30.02 Publication and advertisement 71
30.03 Address for service 72
30.04 Service of petition 72
Part 31 Appearances and parties
31.01 Appearances 73
31.02 Parties 73
Part 32 Subsequent proceedings
32.01 Summons for directions 74
32.02 Counter charges 75
32.03 Particulars 75
32.04 Notice of trial 75
32.05 Withdrawal of petition and substitution of another petitioner 76
Chapter 4 Proceedings in the appellate jurisdiction of the Court
Part 40 Interpretation and application of Chapter 2
40.01 Interpretation 77
40.02 Application of Chapter 2 78
Part 41 Applications for leave or special leave to appeal
41.01 Initiation of application for leave or special leave to appeal 79
41.02 Time for filing application 79
41.03 Service 80
41.04 Appearance 80
41.05 Summary of argument -- applicant 81
41.06 Summary of argument -- respondent 81
41.07 Summary of argument -- general 81
41.08 Reply 81
41.09 Application book 82
41.10 Unrepresented applicants 84
41.11 Oral argument 85
41.12 Discontinuance of application 86
41.13 Deemed abandonment of application by delay 86
41.14 Directions by Registrar 86
41.15 Determination of application 87
Part 42 Appeals
42.01 Institution of appeals 88
42.02 Form of notice of appeal 88
42.03 Time for filing 88
42.04 Place for filing 89
42.05 Service 89
42.06 Appearance 89
42.07 Change of parties to an appeal 90
42.08 Cross‑appeal 90
42.09 Stay of proceedings 91
42.10 Documents 91
42.11 Preparation of index 91
42.12 Settling the index 92
42.13 Preparation and filing of appeal books 93
42.14 Discontinuance of appeal 96
42.15 Directions by Registrar 96
42.16 Dismissal for want of prosecution 96
42.17 Appeal without notice 97
Part 43 Applications and appeals from the Supreme Court of Nauru
43.01 Application 98
43.02 Appeals 98
43.03 Applications 98
Chapter 5 Costs
Part 50 General
50.01 Costs in the discretion of the Court 99
50.02 Methods of assessment 99
50.03 Causes removed 99
50.04 Order for proportion of costs 99
50.05 Default by practitioners 100
Part 51 Costs of interlocutory applications
51.01 Costs reserved 101
51.02 Costs of applications in a matter 101
51.03 Interlocutory costs included in final judgment 101
Part 52 Scale of costs
52.01 Fixed costs 102
52.02 Costs other than fixed costs 102
Part 53 Taxing Officers
53.01 Interpretation 103
53.02 Taxation by Taxing Officer 103
53.03 Taxing Officers to assist each other 103
53.04 Powers of a Taxing Officer 103
53.05 Attendance of parties 104
Part 54 Commencing taxation of costs and content of bill
54.01 Commencing taxation 105
54.02 Content of bill 105
Part 55 Taxation of costs -- General
55.01 General principle 106
55.02 Special allowances 106
55.03 No fee prescribed 106
55.04 Duplication of fees 107
55.05 Fees not provided for 107
Part 56 Taxation of costs -- Particular items
56.01 Instructions 108
56.02 Pleadings 108
56.03 Evidence 108
56.04 Evidence by affidavit 108
56.05 Copies 109
56.06 Perusal and inspection 109
56.07 Agency matters 109
56.08 Orders 109
56.09 Counsel 109
56.10 Experts 110
56.11 Costs of particular parties 110
56.12 Disallowance of unnecessary costs 111
56.13 Costs of application for extension of time 111
Part 57 Assessment, taxation and review of taxation
57.01 Assessment 113
57.02 Objections to bill 114
57.03 Reconsideration of taxation 115
57.04 Certificate and taxing fee 116
57.05 Review of taxation 116
Part 58 Costs of taxation
58.01 Costs of preparing and taxing bill 118
58.02 Costs and the Taxing Officer's estimate 118
58.03 Reduction by one‑sixth 118
58.04 Amount allowed less than amount offered 119
Part 59 Security for costs
59.01 Security for costs 120
59.02 Giving security 120
59.03 Failure to give security 120
59.04 Variation of order for security 120
Schedule 1 Forms 121
Form 1 Notice of a constitutional matter 123
Form 2 Judgment 124
Form 3 Order 125
Form 4 Consent 126
Form 5 Arrest warrant 127
Form 6 Committal warrant 128
Form 7 Notice of appearance 129
Form 8 Submitting appearance 130
Form 9 Conditional appearance 131
Form 10 Subpoena to give evidence 132
Form 11 Subpoena to give evidence and produce documents 133
Form 12 Application for an order to show cause 134
Form 13 Writ of certiorari 136
Form 14 Writ of mandamus 137
Form 15 Writ of habeas corpus 138
Form 16 Writ of prohibition 139
Form 17 Application for removal 140
Form 18 Applicant's summary of argument 142
Form 19 Respondent's summary of argument 143
Form 20 Writ of summons 144
Form 21 Summons 146
Form 22 Election petition 147
Form 23 Application for leave or special leave to appeal 149
Form 24 Notice of appeal 151
Form 25 Notice of discontinuance 152
Form 26 Notice of cross‑appeal 153
Form 27 Notice of contention 154
Form 28 Bill of costs 155
Form 29 Certificate of taxation 156
Schedule 2 Schedule of fees for work done or services performed 157
Notes 165
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
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Year and |
Date of notification |
Date of |
Application, saving or |
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2004 No. 304 |
14 Oct 2004 |
1 Jan 2005 |
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2005 No. 13 |
14 Feb 2005 (see F2005L00255) |
1 Mar 2005 |
R. 1.01.2 |
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2006 No. 105 |
22 May 2006 (see F2006L01555) |
1 July 2006 |
-- |
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2006 No. 218 |
10 Aug 2006 (see F2006L02612) |
1 Sept 2006 |
-- |
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2008 No. 246 |
10 Dec 2008 (see F2008L04589) |
1 Jan 2009 |
R. 1.01.2 |
Table of Amendments
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ad. = added or inserted am. = amended rep. = repealed rs. = repealed and substituted |
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Provision affected |
How affected |
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Chapter 1 |
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Part 1 |
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R. 1.08.1................................ |
am. 2006 No. 218 |
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Part 9 |
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R. 9.03.1................................ |
rs. 2006 No. 218 |
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Chapter 2 |
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Part 25 |
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R. 25.03.1.............................. |
rs. 2006 No. 218 |
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R. 25.03.6.............................. |
ad. 2006 No. 218 |
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R. 25.03.7.............................. |
ad. 2006 No. 218 |
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Part 28 |
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R. 28.02.3.............................. |
ad. 2006 No. 218 |
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Chapter 4 |
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Part 41 |
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R. 41.01.2.............................. |
am. 2006 No. 105 |
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R. 41.09.2.............................. |
rs. 2006 No. 105; 2006 No. 218 |
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R. 41.09.3.............................. |
rs. 2006 No. 105 |
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am. 2006 No. 218 |
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R. 41.09.7.............................. |
rs. 2006 No. 105 |
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R. 41.09.8.............................. |
rs. 2006 No. 105 |
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R. 41.09.9.............................. |
rs. 2006 No. 105 |
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R. 41.09.10........................... |
rs. 2006 No. 105 |
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R. 41.09.11........................... |
rep. 2006 No. 105 |
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R. 41.09.12........................... |
rep. 2006 No. 105 |
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R. 41.10.3.............................. |
am. 2006 No. 218 |
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R. 41.10.4.............................. |
rs. 2006 No. 218 |
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R. 41.10.6.............................. |
rs. 2006 No. 281 |
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R. 41.13.1.............................. |
am. 2006 No. 105 |
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Part 42 |
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R. 42.13.6.............................. |
rs. 2006 No. 218 |
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Chapter 5 |
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Part 57 |
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R. 57.01.1.............................. |
rs. 2006 No. 218 |
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R. 57.01.2.............................. |
am. 2006 No. 218 |
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R. 57.01.4.............................. |
rs. 2006 No. 218 |
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R. 57.01.5.............................. |
rs. 2006 No. 218 |
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R. 57.01.6.............................. |
rs. 2006 No. 218 |
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R. 57.02.2.............................. |
rs. 2006 No. 218 |
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R. 57.02.3.............................. |
rs. 2006 No. 218 |
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R. 57.05.1.............................. |
rs. 2006 No. 218 |
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Part 58 |
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R. 58.02.1.............................. |
rs. 2006 No. 218 |
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R. 58.03................................. |
rs. 2006 No. 218 |
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Schedule 1 |
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Form 20.............................. |
rs. 2006 No. 218 |
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Form 21.............................. |
rs. 2006 No. 218 |
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Form 29.............................. |
rs. 2006 No. 218 |
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Schedule 2 |
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Schedule 2............................ |
rs. 2005 No. 13; 2008 No. 246 |
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.