{"id":"C1907L00093","name":"High Court Rules","slug":"high-court-rules","collection":"legislative_instrument","jurisdiction":"commonwealth","status":"repealed","isInForce":false,"actNumber":"93 of 1907","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":20322,"registerId":"commonwealth-C1907L00093-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-01","status":"Repealed","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"High Court Rules","content":"STATUTORY RULES.\n\n1907\\. No. 93.\n\nHIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA.\n\nWe certify that by reason of urgency the following Rule should come into immediate operation.\n\nS. W. GRIFFITH, C.J.\n\nEDMUND BARTON, J.\n\nR. E. O’CONNOR, J.\n\nISAAC A. ISAACS, J.\n\nHY. B. HIGGINS, J.\n\n——\n\nRULE OF COURT.\n\n——\n\nAs of Tuesday, the third day of September, a.d., 1907. It is ordered as follows:—\n\nNotwithstanding anything contained in the Rules of Court the Court may expedite the hearing of an appeal, and for that purpose the Court or a Justice may order the appeal to be set down for hearing on any day appointed for the Court to sit to hear appeals, and may abridge the notice to be given to the respondent to such extent and upon such terms as the justice of the case may require.\n\nS. W. GRIFFITH, C.J.\n\nEDMUND BARTON, J.\n\n(l.s.) R. E. O’CONNOR, J.\n\nISAAC A. ISAACS, J.\n\nHY. B. HIGGINS, J\n\nJ. W. O’HALLORAN,\n\nDeputy Registrar.\n\nBy Authority: J. Kemp, Acting Government Printer, Melbourne.\n\nC.11277.—Price 3d.","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"model":"kimi-k2.5","source":"moonshot-batch","completionTokens":2087},"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This 1907 rule establishes a specific procedural mechanism for urgent appeals. It represents a targeted addition to court procedure without expanding the overall scope beyond the High Court's appellate jurisdiction."},"complexity_factors":["Single operative provision","No defined terms","Simple permissive language ('may')","One cross-reference to other rules ('Notwithstanding anything contained in the Rules of Court')"],"plain_english_summary":"This rule lets the High Court, or a single Justice, discretionarily accelerate appeals in urgent cases — including listing them on any sitting day and shortening the respondent’s notice period as fairness requires. It affects parties in High Court appeals who need rapid resolution, providing an exception to ordinary timing rules to prevent delay-caused injustice."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/high-court-rules","history":"/api/acts/high-court-rules/history","analysis":"/api/acts/high-court-rules/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/high-court-rules/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/high-court-rules/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/high-court-rules/documents"}}