{"id":"court-procedures-act-2004","name":"COURT PROCEDURES ACT 2004","slug":"court-procedures-act-2004","collection":"act","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":418712,"registerId":"act-court-procedures-act-2004-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-11","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"ACT Legislation Register","sectionType":"part","heading":"ACT Legislation Register","content":"# ACT Legislation Register ACT Legislation Register\n\n-   [Home](/)\n-   [Legislation news](/Static/LegislationNews/Legislation_News.html)\n    -   [What's new](/WhatsNew/Index)\n    -   [Future events](/WhatsNew/GenerateFutureEvents)\n    -   [Subscribe to news](/Subscription/SubscribeGeneral?siteMapLinkID=subscribeGeneral)\n-   [Bills](/Static/Bills/Bills.html)\n    -   [Current](/results?category=cBil&status=Current&action=browse)\n    -   [Passed (awaiting notification)](/results?category=cBil&status=Passed: awaiting notification&action=browse)\n    -   [Never passed](/?category=cBil&status=Never passed&action=browse&expanded=true&fill=true)\n    -   [All](/?category=cBil&status=All Bills&action=browse&expanded=true&fill=true)\n    -   [By year](/?category=cBil&status=Year presented&action=browse&expanded=true&fill=true)\n-   [Notifications](/Notifications)\n    -   [Acts](/Notifications?category=cAct)\n    -   [Subordinate laws](/Notifications?category=cSub)\n    -   [Disallowable instruments](/Notifications?category=cDis)\n    -   [Notifiable instruments](/Notifications?category=cNot)\n    -   [Approved Forms](/Notifications?category=cFor)\n    -   [Commencement notices](/Notifications?category=cCom)\n    -   [Assembly resolutions](/Notifications?category=cAss)\n-   [Gazettes](/Gazettes)\n-   [Quick links](/Static/QuickLinks/links.html)\n    -   [Administrative Arrangements](/ni/2025-686/)\n    -   [Appointment of Ministers](/ni/2025-351/)\n    -   [Court Procedures Forms](/a/2004-59#forms)\n    -   [Court Procedures Rules](/sl/2006-29/)\n    -   [Criminal Code](/a/2002-51/)\n    -   [Legislation Act](/a/2001-14/)\n    -   [Public Sector Management Act](/a/1994-37/)\n    -   [Public Sector Management Standards](/di/2016-251/)\n    -   [Road Rules](/sl/2017-43/)\n    -   [Territory Plan](/ni/2023-540/)\n    -   [SEE MORE](/Static/QuickLinks/links.html)\n-   [Useful Resources](/Static/UsefulResources/Resources.html)\n    -   [About ACT legislation](/Static/UsefulResources/About/about_act_legislation.html)\n    -   [Sources of law](/Static/UsefulResources/Sources/sources_of_law.html)\n    -   [Information about Legislation Act](/Static/UsefulResources/Information/a_birds_eye_view.html)\n    -   [Legislation Basics (PDF)](https://www.pco.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/2216061/Legislation-Basics.pdf)\n    -   [Reading Legislation (PDF)](https://www.pco.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/2216072/Reading-legislation.pdf)\n    -   [Renumbering Practice (PDF)](https://www.pco.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/2216046/Editorial-renumbering-publising-practice.pdf)\n    -   [Instrument Templates](https://www.pco.act.gov.au/notifications/#Information%20for%20ACT%20government%20officers%20and%20notification%20officers)\n    -   [Legislation tables](/Static/UsefulResources/Tables/Finding_Leg.html)\n    -   [Related links](/Static/RelatedLinks/Links.html)\n-   [Help](/Static/Help/Help.html)\n    -   [Using search](/Static/Help/Search/Using_search.html)\n    -   [Search tips](/Static/Help/Search/Search_tips.html)\n    -   [Frequently asked questions](/Static/Help/FAQs/Frequently_asked_questions.html)\n    -   [About the register](/Static/Help/About/about_the_register.html)\n    -   [Glossary](/Static/Help/Glossary/glossary.html)\n    -   [Abbreviation key](/Static/Help/Key/abbrevkey.html)\n    -   [Print legislation](/Static/Help/Print/print_legislation.html)\n    -   [Contact us](/Static/Help/Contact/contact.html)","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"_metrics":{"source":"grok-batch-everything"},"content_quality":"rejected","complexity_score":3,"rejection_reason":"The content provided is a navigation page, header, and menu from the ACT Legislation Register website rather than the substantive text, provisions, or full content of the Court Procedures Act 2004. It is an incomplete fragment for the purpose of legislative analysis.","scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This is not a version of the legislation at all but a website navigation page, so no change to legislative scope can be assessed. The Court Procedures Act 2004 itself has not been provided."},"complexity_factors":["Purely navigational website structure with no substantive legislative provisions","Hierarchical menus and repeated headings rather than legal text or defined terms","Cross-links to multiple other Acts and instruments without any conditional rules or exceptions"],"plain_english_summary":"The provided content is not the Court Procedures Act 2004. It is the top-level navigation and menu structure from the ACT Legislation Register website. This register is the official online database where people can find and read all current ACT laws, bills, and related documents. The page lists sections for legislation news, bills at various stages, notifications of new laws and instruments, gazettes, quick links to frequently used laws (such as the Legislation Act, Criminal Code, and Court Procedures Rules), and helpful resources for understanding how to read and use ACT legislation. It affects anyone needing to research or comply with ACT law by serving as the central access point. This matters because it makes the law publicly available and easier to find, supporting open justice and informed participation in the legal system."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The supplied text does not show any amendment or change to the scope of the Court Procedures Act 2004. It is a legislative register page listing the Act and related links; it provides no evidence that the Act’s substantive scope has been changed."},"complexity_factors":["Source contains only an index/registry page and navigation—no substantive statutory provisions to analyse.","No numbered sections, definitions, obligations or penalties provided, limiting legal analysis to meta-information about access.","Multiple linked resources (Forms, Rules, related Acts) imply downstream complexity, but those instruments are not included here.","Administrative curation (which links are shown) introduces secondary complexity about information governance not documented in the source."],"plain_english_summary":"# What the supplied text contains and what can be mechanically described\n\n- The material supplied is a snapshot of an ACT Legislation Register web page that names the Court Procedures Act 2004 and lists navigation, resources and quick links. The text does not include the Act's substantive provisions, schedules, or any amendments. Because the Act itself is not provided here, this source does not by itself change any legal rules or describe any specific procedural obligations, rights or penalties.\n\n# What this register page does (mechanical effect)\n\n- The page organizes and links to resources relevant to the Court Procedures Act 2004, including \"Court Procedures Forms\" and \"Court Procedures Rules\" (source: Quick links). Mechanically, it provides access points to the instruments and supporting material that users need to find forms, rules and related legislation.\n\n# Who is affected (on the basis of this source)\n\n- Users of the register: members of the public, legal practitioners, court staff and government officers who rely on the register to locate the Act, associated rules and approved forms. The page itself does not impose obligations or rights; it changes only how easily people can find materials.\n\n# Why this matters (claimed purpose and practical trade-offs)\n\n- The page’s explicit function is to help users locate legislation and related resources (source: page headings, Quick links and Useful Resources). If the claim is that easy access improves legal compliance and administration, the concrete mechanism is reduced search cost for users.\n\n- Costs and incentives (limited to what the source shows): maintaining an online register requires administrative work by the registry; that cost is not quantified in the supplied text. The register centralises links to official forms and rules, concentrating benefit on those who need accurate, up-to-date documents (courts, lawyers, agencies) and reducing search costs for the broader public. The page does not create regulatory obligations, fees or enforcement mechanisms.\n\n- Implementation and compliance burden: the register page itself imposes no compliance burden. Any compliance costs would flow from the Act or rules it links to, which are not included in this source, so those costs cannot be assessed here.\n\n- Bureaucratic discretion and governance: the page is curated (lists of quick links and useful resources). That indicates an administrative choice about which materials to highlight, but the supplied text does not show decision criteria, update frequency or appeal pathways.\n\n# Limitations of this analysis\n\n- No substantive provisions, definitions, procedural rules or penalty provisions from the Court Procedures Act 2004 are contained in the supplied text. Any assessment of legal duties, who ultimately pays, or detailed incentive effects of the Act itself cannot be made from this source alone. To analyse how the Act changes behaviour, cost-bearing, or legal rights, the Act’s text and any related rules or forms must be reviewed."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/court-procedures-act-2004","history":"/api/acts/court-procedures-act-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/court-procedures-act-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/court-procedures-act-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/court-procedures-act-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/court-procedures-act-2004/documents"}}