The full bench of Australia's High Court won't hear cases in Canberra until August because of coronavirus.
The nation's highest court decided on Tuesday that hearings in April, May and June would not go ahead.
"The first possible time the full court will sit again in Canberra will be in August," a spokesman told AAP.
He said the court was continuing to receive advice and would reassess the court's July recess in June.
Judges will continue to hear applications for special leave to appeal, but it was noted most of those are determined on written submissions.
Where necessary, hearings will be carried out by video link.
The court will continue to hand down judgments.
Meanwhile, the Family Court and Federal Circuit Court of Australia's Lionel Bowen Building in Sydney have been shut down after a lawyer tested positive for the coronavirus.
The lawyer was inside the Lionel Bowen Building on Goulburn St on 10 March and 12 March.
The registry has now in "an abundance of caution" closed for 24 hours from Tuesday.
"This will allow for thorough cleaning to take place and for contact to be made with any member of the community, judges and staff who may have been present in the relevant courtrooms on the 10 and 12 March," it said in a statement.
After the Supreme and County courts suspended new jury trials last week, Victoria's Coroners Court on Tuesday also hit pause on all non-essential hearings this week but will hand down an inquest judgment in chambers on Wednesday.
