Old High Court Building, Melbourne

Old High Court Building
The court house interior
Old High Court Building, Melbourne is located in Melbourne
Old High Court Building, Melbourne
Location within Melbourne
Interactive map of the Old High Court Building area
General information
TypeCourt house
LocationMelbourne, Victoria, Australia, 450 Little Bourke Street
Coordinates37°48′51″S 144°57′33″E / 37.81410°S 144.95906°E / -37.81410; 144.95906

The Old High Court Building is a building that formerly housed the High Court of Australia, when resident in Melbourne, in a building located at 450 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. The High Court sat at the building from 1928 to 1980, and it was the location of its registry from 1928 to 1973.[1][2]

The building was added to the National Heritage List on 11 July 2007;[3] the Victorian branch of the National Trust also added the building to a non-statutory heritage list;[4] and on 22 June 1993 the building was added to the now defunct Register of the National Estate.[5]

History

Significant cases heard at the old High Court Building include:

References

  1. ↑ "History of the High Court - Accommodation". High Court of Australia. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. ↑ Ford, Carolyn (1 February 2018). "New life for former High Court". Law Institute of Victoria. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "High Court of Australia (former) (Place ID 105896)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 11 July 2007. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Former High Court of Australia, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1476". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "High Court (former): Register of the National Estate (Place ID 18511)". Australian Heritage Database. Australian Government. 22 June 1993. Retrieved 10 June 2026.
  6. 1 2 "High Court of Australia (former) § Historic cases". Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Government of Australia. Retrieved 31 July 2025.


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