{"id":"tas:sr-2007-139","name":"Justices Amendment (Notice to Attend) Rules 2007","slug":"justices-amendment-notice-to-attend-rules-2007","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"139 of 2007","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":315932,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2007-139-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-08","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> These rules may be cited as the [Justices Amendment (Notice to Attend) Rules 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2007-139) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These rules of court take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the *Gazette*.","sortOrder":1},{"sectionNumber":"3","sectionType":"section","heading":"Principal Rules","content":"### 3 Principal Rules\n\n> In these rules, the [Justices Rules 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2003-184) are referred to as the Principal Rules.","sortOrder":2},{"sectionNumber":"4.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 4.\n\n> The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Justices Rules 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2003-184) .\n\nThese rules of court were made by the Magistrates Rule Committee at a meeting held on 13 December 2007.\n\nA. G. SHOTT\n\nChief Magistrate\n\nM. R. HILL\n\nDeputy Chief Magistrate\n\nD. J. JONES\n\nMember\n\nS. F. MOLLARD\n\nMember\n\nP. F. DIXON\n\nMember\n\nM. RAPLEY\n\nMember\n\nC. P. WEBSTER\n\nMember\n\nG. A. HAY\n\nMember\n\nDisplayed and numbered in accordance with the *[Rules Publication Act 1953](/view/html/inforce/current/act-1953-050)*.\n\nNotified in the *Gazette* on 26 December 2007\n\nThese rules are administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The amendment appears consistent with its stated purpose — adjusting procedural rules around notices to attend in the Tasmanian magistrates court system. There is no indication of scope creep or departure from the original intent of the parent Justices Rules framework."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, single-topic amendment focused on one procedural mechanism (notices to attend)","Subordinate legislation (rules made under a parent Act) rather than primary legislation, limiting scope","Tasmanian jurisdiction only — no cross-jurisdictional complexity","No substantive rights or obligations created — purely procedural in nature","Insufficient detail in the published text to assess specific rule changes, but the subject matter itself is straightforward"],"plain_english_summary":"This amends Tasmania’s Justices Rules to clarify how “notices to attend” (summonses in lieu of arrest) are issued and served. It affects people receiving notices, police/authorities who issue them, and court staff and lawyers. The change is a procedural cleanup to ensure notices contain required information and are served consistently and lawfully."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not itself expand or narrow who is regulated; it records a specific amendment to the Justices Rules 2003 and brings that amendment into the authorised consolidated text, with commencement tied to Gazette notification (rules 2–4). Any substantive change in scope would be visible only within the amended provisions of the Principal Rules referenced here."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural and administrative: primarily citation, commencement and incorporation into the authorised text rather than substantive legal change (see rules 1–4).","Commencement contingent on Gazette notification, creating a single timing dependency (rule 2).","Cross-reference to the Principal Rules requires readers to consult the Justices Rules 2003 to see the substantive effect (rule 3 and rule 4).","No standalone operative provisions in this instrument; substantive content is external to this instrument, reducing internal complexity but increasing reliance on external text.","Clear institutional authorship and administration (Magistrates Rule Committee; Department of Justice), which concentrates decision authority and administrative responsibility."],"plain_english_summary":"*These rules amend the Justices Rules 2003 by adding a 'Notice to Attend' change and make that amendment part of the authorised version of the Principal Rules.* The amendment begins to operate on the day its making is notified in the Gazette; it was made by the Magistrates Rule Committee and is administered by the Department of Justice."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment appears limited to its stated purpose regarding notices to attend. No evidence of scope creep."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short—only 4 rules total","No substantive legislative text present; the actual amendment is incorporated elsewhere","No defined terms, cross-references to other Acts, or conditional provisions","Purely procedural/administrative in nature"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical amendment to court rules in Tasmania (the Justices Rules 2003). It changes how 'notices to attend' work in the Magistrates Court—essentially the paperwork that tells someone they must come to court. The actual changes have already been merged into the main rules, so this document just records that the amendment happened and was approved by the Magistrates Rule Committee in December 2007."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/justices-amendment-notice-to-attend-rules-2007","history":"/api/acts/justices-amendment-notice-to-attend-rules-2007/history","analysis":"/api/acts/justices-amendment-notice-to-attend-rules-2007/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/justices-amendment-notice-to-attend-rules-2007/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/justices-amendment-notice-to-attend-rules-2007/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/justices-amendment-notice-to-attend-rules-2007/documents"}}