{"id":"C1920L00162","name":"High Court of Australia - Rules of Court","slug":"c1920l00162","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"162 of 1920","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":320225,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1920L00162-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"High Court of Australia - Rules of Court","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1920\\. No. 162.\n\n————\n\nHIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA.\n\n————\n\nRule of Court.\n\nAs of Tuesday, the 27th day of July, 1920.\n\nIt is ordered as follows:—\n\nWhen any judgment is pronounced in any cause or matter either by a Full Court or a single Justice and the opinion of any Justice is reduced to writing it shall be sufficient to state orally the opinion of the Justice without stating the reasons therefor but his written opinion shall be then published by delivering the same to the Registrar or Associate in open Court.\n\n| (l.s) | ADRIAN KNOX, C.J.ISAAC A. ISAACS, J.H.Y. B. HIGGINS, J.FRANK GAVAN DUFFY, J.G. E. RICH, J.H. E. STARKE, J. |\n| ----- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |\n\nJ. W. O’HALLORAN,\n\nPrincipal Registrar.\n\nPrinted and Published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1988},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This statutory rule is a narrow procedural instrument concerning judgment delivery formalities. It addresses exactly what it purports to: the mechanics of announcing and filing written opinions in the High Court."},"complexity_factors":["Single procedural provision with no subsections","No definitions or interpretation section","Zero cross-references to other legislation or regulations","Simple conditional logic (when X occurs, Y is sufficient) with no exceptions or nested conditions","Archaic but clear language ('therefor', 'the same')"],"plain_english_summary":"**What it does**\nThis rule streamlines how High Court judges deliver their decisions. When a Justice has written out their reasons for judgment, they can simply announce the final decision (the \"opinion\") orally in court without reading the full written text aloud. However, they must hand over the complete written document to the court officer (the Registrar or Associate) while still in open court so it becomes an official public record.\n\n**Who it affects**\n- Litigants appearing before the High Court (whether before the Full Court or a single Justice)\n- High Court Justices delivering judgments\n\n**Why it matters**\nThis saves considerable time in court—judges no longer need to read lengthy judgments word-for-word in open court—while ensuring the public still has access to the full written reasons through formal court records."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1920l00162","history":"/api/acts/c1920l00162/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1920l00162/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1920l00162/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1920l00162/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1920l00162/documents"}}