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HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA REGULATIONS 2000 2000 NO. 46

STATUTORY RULES 2000 No. 46

Issued by the Authority of the Attorney-General

High Court of Australia Act 1979

High Court of Australia Regulations 2000

Section 49 of the High Court of Australia Act 1979 (the Act) provides that the Governor-General may make regulations prescribing matters required or permitted by that Act to be prescribed, or necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to the Act.

Section 40 of the Act provides that the High Court of Australia shall not enter into a contract exceeding $250,000, or such higher amount as is prescribed, without the approval of the Attorney-General.

The purpose of the Regulations is to increase to $1,000,000 the amount above which ministerial approval must be sought before contracts may be entered into by the Court.

The current contract limit of $250,000 has applied for the past 10 years. During this period, there has been a significant change in money values and the Court has had considerable experience in managing its own affairs.

Details of the Regulations are as follows:

Regulation 1 formally names the Regulations.

Regulation 2 provides that the Regulations commence on gazettal.

Regulation 3 is a definitional provision.

Regulation 4 prescribes a higher amount of $1,000,000 for the purposes of section 40 of the Act.