High Court (2016 Sittings) Rules 2015 Select Legislative Instrument No. 136, 2015 We, Justices of the High Court of Australia, make the following Rules of Court. Dated 5 August 2015 R. S. French S. M. Kiefel V. M. Bell S. J. Gageler P. A Keane G. A. Nettle M. M. Gordon Justices of the High Court of Australia C. M. Rogers Acting Chief Executive and Principal Registrar Contents 1 Name 2 Commencement 3 Authority 4 Sittings of the High Court in 2016 1 Name These are the High Court (2016 Sittings) Rules 2015. 2 Commencement (1) Each provision of these Rules specified in column 1 of the table commences, or is taken to have commenced, in accordance with column 2 of the table. Any other statement in column 2 has effect according to its terms. Commencement information Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Provisions Commencement Date/Details 1. The whole of these Rules The day after these Rules are registered. Note: This table relates only to the provisions of these Rules as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of these Rules. (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of these Rules. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of these Rules. 3 Authority These Rules are made under the Judiciary Act 1903. 4 Sittings of the High Court in 2016 (1) Sittings of a Full Court of the High Court are to be held at Canberra and other places as required during the following periods: Monday 1 February 2016 to Friday 12 February 2016 Monday 29 February 2016 to Friday 11 March 2016 Monday 4 April 2016 to Friday 15 April 2016 Monday 2 May 2016 to Friday 13 May 2016 Monday 6 June 2016 to Friday 17 June 2016 Monday 18 July 2016 to Friday 29 July 2016 Monday 22 August 2016 to Friday 2 September 2016 Tuesday 4 October 2016 to Friday 14 October 2016 Monday 7 November 2016 to Friday 18 November 2016 Monday 5 December 2016 to Friday 16 December 2016 (2) Sittings of a Full Court of the High Court to hear applications for special leave to appeal to the High Court are to be held on the following days: Friday 12 February 2016 Friday 11 March 2016 Friday 15 April 2016 Friday 13 May 2016 Friday 17 June 2016 Friday 29 July 2016 Friday 2 September 2016 Friday 14 October 2016 Friday 18 November 2016 Friday 16 December 2016 (3) The winter recess begins on Saturday 18 June 2016. (4) The summer recess begins on Saturday 17 December 2016.