{"id":"F2019L01267","name":"High Court of Australia Regulations 2019","slug":"high-court-of-australia-regulations-2019","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":440258,"registerId":"F2019L01267-fast-fetch-1775955954048","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-12","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"High Court of Australia Regulations 2019","content":"---\nmeta-content-style-type: text/css\nmeta-content-type: application/xhtml+xml; charset=utf-8\n---\n\n?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"utf-8\" standalone=\"no\"?>\n\n![Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia](image.001.jpeg)\n\n \n\nHigh Court of Australia Regulations 2019\n\nI, General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council, make the following regulations.\n\nDated 19 September 2019\n\nDavid Hurley\n\nGovernor‑General\n\nBy His Excellency’s Command\n\nChristian Porter\n\nAttorney‑General\n\n \n\n \n\n \n\n \n\nContents\n\n1 Name\n\n2 Commencement\n\n3 Authority\n\n4 Schedules\n\n5 Definitions\n\n6 Prescribed contract limit\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\nHigh Court of Australia Regulations 2000\n\n \n\n1  Name\n\n  This instrument is the High Court of Australia Regulations 2019.\n\n2  Commencement\n\n (1) Each provision of this instrument 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.\n\n \n\n- Commencement information\n- Column 1 Column 2 Column 3\n- Provisions Commencement Date/Details\n- 1. The whole of this instrument 1 October 2019. 1 October 2019\n\n\nNote: This table relates only to the provisions of this instrument as originally made. It will not be amended to deal with any later amendments of this instrument.\n\n (2) Any information in column 3 of the table is not part of this instrument. Information may be inserted in this column, or information in it may be edited, in any published version of this instrument.\n\n3  Authority\n\n  This instrument is made under the High Court of Australia Act 1979.\n\n4  Schedules\n\n  Each instrument that is specified in a Schedule to this instrument is amended or repealed as set out in the applicable items in the Schedule concerned, and any other item in a Schedule to this instrument has effect according to its terms.\n\n5  Definitions\n\n  In this instrument:\n\nAct means the High Court of Australia Act 1979.\n\n6  Prescribed contract limit\n\n  For the purposes of section 40 of the Act, a higher amount of $2,000,000 is prescribed.\n\nSchedule 1—Repeals\n\n \n\nHigh Court of Australia Regulations 2000\n\n1  The whole of the instrument\n\nRepeal the instrument.\n\n \n","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument replaces the earlier 2000 Regulations (Schedule 1) and prescribes a higher contract limit of $2,000,000 for the purposes of section 40 (reg 6). The change is narrow: it alters the monetary threshold and removes the prior regulations, but it does not itself change other provisions of the Act."},"complexity_factors":["Single substantive amendment: only one operative change (regulation 6 prescribes $2,000,000).","Complete repeal of prior instrument: Schedule 1 repeals the High Court of Australia Regulations 2000 in full.","Cross‑reference to primary legislation: effect depends on interpreting section 40 of the High Court of Australia Act 1979 (requires consulting the Act to see legal consequences).","Straightforward commencement and authority clauses: made under the Act, commenced on a single date (1 Oct 2019).","Low administrative and compliance burden: the instrument itself creates no new procedural obligations or detailed administrative rules."],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation prescribes a $2,000,000 monetary threshold for the purposes of section 40 of the High Court of Australia Act 1979 (reg 6) and repeals the High Court of Australia Regulations 2000. It commenced 1 October 2019 and was made by the Governor‑General on advice of the Federal Executive Council.\n\nIt affects persons and suppliers entering contracts under section 40 by raising the prescribed contract limit; the principal mechanical effect is a changed monetary threshold for contracts covered by that section, with no new procedural requirements in the instrument itself."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation maintains its original narrow scope. It is a straightforward remake of the 2000 regulations required by the Legislation Act 2003's sunsetting provisions, with only one substantive update (the contract limit increase). There is no scope creep or expansion beyond the administrative machinery provisions typical of court regulations."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument—only 6 substantive sections plus a repeal schedule","Only 1 defined term ('Act') in the interpretation section","Single operational provision (section 6) prescribing a monetary amount","No cross-references to other legislation beyond the enabling Act","No conditional logic, exceptions, or nested provisions","Essentially a 'sunsetting' replacement of old regulations with minimal new content"],"plain_english_summary":"This legislation updates the rules governing the High Court of Australia. It replaces the old 2000 regulations with a new, streamlined set of rules. The key practical change is increasing the financial threshold for certain contracts the High Court can enter into without extra approvals—from the previous amount up to **$2 million**. This gives the Court more flexibility to manage its own procurement and administrative affairs without needing to seek permission for smaller contracts. The old regulations from 2000 are completely repealed (cancelled) and replaced by this instrument."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. 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