High Court of Australia Robing Protocol November 2021

24 November 2021

FULL COURT
Counsel appearing before the Full Court exercising its appellate jurisdiction are to wear what is customarily worn in the Commonwealth court or the Court of Appeal or Court of Criminal Appeal of the Supreme Court from which the appeal (or application for special leave to appeal) has been brought.

For appearances before the Full Court in a matter in the Court’s original jurisdiction, counsel are to wear what is customarily worn in the Court of Appeal or Court of Criminal Appeal of the Supreme Court of the State or Territory in which they most commonly practise.

SINGLE JUSTICE
Counsel are not to robe for hearings of any kind before a single Justice, including any listing before a single Justice of a matter in the Court’s appellate jurisdiction.

COURT OF DISPUTED RETURNS
Counsel are to robe for a hearing, including a directions hearing, before a single Justice of the Court sitting as the Court of Disputed Returns.

CEREMONIAL SITTINGS
When attending a ceremonial sitting of the Full Court, counsel may wear what is customarily
worn for a ceremonial sitting in the Supreme Court of the State or Territory in which they most commonly practise.

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