{"id":"tas:sr-2021-135","name":"Justices (Review) Amendment Rules 2021","slug":"justices-review-amendment-rules-2021","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"135 of 2021","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182501,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2021-135-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"Short title","content":"### 1 Short title\n\n> These Rules of Court may be cited as the [Justices (Review) Amendment Rules 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-135) .","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 of Court, the [Justices (Review) Rules 2004](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2004-117) 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 (Review) Rules 2004](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2004-117) .\n\nA. M. BLOW\n\nChief Justice\n\nH. M. WOOD\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nS. P. ESTCOURT\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nR. W. PEARCE\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nM. J. BRETT\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nG. P. GEASON\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nT. K. JAGO\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nCountersigned,\n\nJ. A. CONNOLLY\n\nRegistrar\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 29 December 2021\n\nThese Rules of Court are administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, this appears to be a straightforward procedural amendment consistent with its stated purpose of updating the Justices (Review) Rules. No evidence of scope expansion beyond administrative and procedural adjustments to the review process."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided contains only metadata — no substantive amendment text is visible, severely limiting analysis","Procedural/rules-based legislation is inherently more technical than general public-facing law","Amends an existing instrument rather than creating standalone law, requiring cross-reference to the parent Rules and Act","Narrow subject matter (review proceedings before justices) limits scope but adds specialist procedural complexity"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends the Justices (Review) Rules — the procedural rulebook for challenging magistrates’ and justices of the peace’ decisions in Tasmania. The provided file contains only administrative metadata, not the substantive changes. It matters to litigants, lawyers and court staff because procedural tweaks (deadlines, forms, steps) can determine whether a review is accepted or dismissed."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment maintains the original scope of the Principal Rules. It is a routine procedural update that does not expand the jurisdiction or purpose of the review rules."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (4 rules, approximately 150 words)","No substantive legislative text included—only procedural machinery","No defined terms, cross-references to external legislation, or conditional logic","Single amendment already incorporated into principal rules, making this essentially a notification document"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical amendment to court rules in Tasmania (the Justices (Review) Rules 2004). It updates the procedures for reviewing decisions made by Justices of the Peace or Magistrates. The actual changes to the rules have already been merged into the main document (the 'authorised version'), so this amendment notice itself doesn't contain the new text—it just formally records that changes were made. It affects people who want to appeal or review decisions made by lower courts or justices in Tasmania."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument is a technical amendment and consolidation: it brings changes into the authorised text of the Justices (Review) Rules 2004 and commences on Gazette notification (rules 2–4). It does not itself introduce or specify new substantive scope, procedures, or fees; any substantive scope changes would be found in the consolidated Principal Rules rather than in this amending instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with no standalone procedural provisions (rules 1–4).","Commencement triggered by Gazette notification rather than a fixed date (rule 2) — simple but requires monitoring of publication.","Instrument operates by cross-reference to the principal rules (rule 3) rather than restating content, so understanding requires reading the Principal Rules.","Statement that the amendment is incorporated into the authorised version (rule 4) — administrative consolidation rather than substantive change.","Administrative metadata present (signatures, Gazette date) but no new compliance requirements or fees specified."],"plain_english_summary":"This amending instrument updates the Justices (Review) Rules 2004 and takes effect on the day its making is notified in the Gazette (rule 2). The instrument does not itself set out substantive procedures or fee changes; it records that the amendment has been incorporated into the authorised version of the principal rules (rules 3–4). It therefore affects users of the Justices (Review) Rules — justices, review applicants and court staff — by altering the consolidated rules that govern reviews."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/justices-review-amendment-rules-2021","history":"/api/acts/justices-review-amendment-rules-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/justices-review-amendment-rules-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/justices-review-amendment-rules-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/justices-review-amendment-rules-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/justices-review-amendment-rules-2021/documents"}}