{"id":"C1931L00123","name":"High Court of Australia - Rule of Court","slug":"c1931l00123","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"123 of 1931","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":380347,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1931L00123-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-09","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"High Court of Australia - Rule of Court","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1931\\. No. 123.\n\nHIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA.\n\nRule of Court.\n\nAs of Thursday, the first day of October, a.d. 1931.\n\nIt is ordered as follows:—\n\nRULE 22 of Section III. of Part II. of the Rules of Court of the High Court of Australia is repealed and the following Rule is substituted therefor:—\n\n22\\. When an appeal has been duly instituted, the execution of the judgment appealed from shall be stayed. The High Court or a Justice or the Supreme Court of the State whence the appeal is brought or a Justice thereof may nevertheless give leave to prosecute the judgment upon the party desiring to prosecute it giving security to the satisfaction of the proper officer of the High Court or of such Supreme Court to abide the decision of the Court on the hearing of the appeal.\n\n|        | FRANK GAVAN DUFFY, C.J. |\n| ------ | ----------------------- |\n|        | G. E. RICH, J.          |\n|        | H. E. STARKE, J.        |\n| (l.s.) | OWEN DIXON, J.          |\n|        | H. V. EVATT, J.         |\n|        | EDWARD A. McTIERNAN, J. |\n\nSeaforth Mackenzie,\n\nPrincipal Registrar.\n\nBy Authority: H. J. Green, Government Printer, Canberra.\n\n3002.—Price 3d.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":1255},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument performs exactly as titled: it amends a specific procedural rule of the High Court regarding stays of execution pending appeal. The scope remains tightly confined to appellate procedure and enforcement mechanics."},"complexity_factors":["Single rule amendment with direct substitution of existing Rule 22","Limited conditional logic (automatic stay with one clear exception)","Minimal cross-referencing to existing court rules structure","Clear identification of decision-makers (High Court, State Supreme Courts, or individual Justices)","Archaic but decipherable drafting style typical of 1931 legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"When a judgment is appealed to the High Court, enforcement is automatically stayed so the winner cannot collect or seize assets while the appeal proceeds. A court may nevertheless allow urgent enforcement if the winner posts security to protect the appellant against loss. This affects parties and counsel in High Court appeals, balancing collection rights and appeal risk."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/c1931l00123","history":"/api/acts/c1931l00123/history","analysis":"/api/acts/c1931l00123/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/c1931l00123/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/c1931l00123/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/c1931l00123/documents"}}