{"id":"F2008L03485","name":"High Court (Precincts) Proclamation 2008","slug":"high-court-precincts-proclamation-2008","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":120547,"registerId":"commonwealth-F2008L03485-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-03","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"High Court (Precincts) Proclamation 2008","content":"![](image.001.png)\n\nHigh Court (Precincts) Proclamation 20081\n\nHigh Court of Australia Act 1979\n\nI, QUENTIN BRYCE, Governor‑General of the Commonwealth of Australia, acting with the advice of the Federal Executive Council and under subsection 17 (2) of the High Court of Australia Act 1979:\n\n(a) revoke the declaration made under that subsection by Proclamation dated 9 July 1982, and published in the Gazette on 13 July 1982; and\n\n(b) declare to be part of the precincts of the High Court:\n\n(i) the land described in Schedule 1, other than the part of the land on which a building occupied by the High Court is erected; and\n\n(ii) any building, not being a building occupied by the High Court, erected on the land described in Schedule 1.\n\nSigned and sealed with the  \nGreat Seal of Australia  \non 18 September 2008\n\nQUENTIN BRYCE  \nGovernor‑General\n\nBy Her Excellency’s Command\n\nROBERT McCLELLAND\n\nAttorney‑General\n\nSchedule 1 Description of land\n\n    Block 15, Section 28 in Deposited Plan 10480, Division of Parkes in the Canberra Central District of the Australian Capital Territory.\n\n> Note\n\n> Note: 1. All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2808},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is a routine administrative update replacing the 1982 proclamation. It maintains the original purpose of defining the High Court's physical precincts under section 17(2) of the High Court of Australia Act 1979 without expanding into new substantive areas."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document with only two operative provisions (revocation and declaration)","Minimal cross-referencing (only references the 1982 proclamation and enabling Act)","No conditional logic, penalty provisions, or defined terms","Simple land description in a single schedule using standard cadastral references"],"plain_english_summary":"This proclamation updates the legal boundaries of the **High Court of Australia's precincts** (the grounds and buildings under the Court's special authority).\n\n**What it does:**\n- **Revokes** an outdated 1982 declaration about the Court's grounds\n- **Establishes new boundaries** covering:\n  - A specific parcel of land in Parkes, Canberra (Block 15, Section 28)\n  - Any buildings on that land that are *not* actually occupied by the High Court itself\n  - *Excludes* the ground directly beneath the High Court's own buildings\n\n**Why this matters:**\nThe \"precincts\" have legal significance for determining where the High Court's special authority applies for security, public order, and legal jurisdiction. This proclamation defines exactly which land and structures are legally considered part of the High Court's controlled area."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/high-court-precincts-proclamation-2008","history":"/api/acts/high-court-precincts-proclamation-2008/history","analysis":"/api/acts/high-court-precincts-proclamation-2008/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/high-court-precincts-proclamation-2008/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/high-court-precincts-proclamation-2008/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/high-court-precincts-proclamation-2008/documents"}}