{"id":"tas:sr-2009-109","name":"Supreme Court Amendment (Discovery) Rules 2009","slug":"supreme-court-amendment-discovery-rules-2009","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"109 of 2009","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":315151,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2009-109-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 of Court may be cited as the [Supreme Court Amendment (Discovery) Rules 2009](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2009-109) .","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 [Supreme Court Rules 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2000-008) 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 [Supreme Court Rules 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2000-008) .","sortOrder":3},{"sectionNumber":"5.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 5.\n\n> The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Supreme Court Rules 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2000-008) .","sortOrder":4},{"sectionNumber":"6.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 6.\n\n> The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Supreme Court Rules 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2000-008) .\n\nE. C. CRAWFORD\n\nChief Justice\n\nP. W. SLICER\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nP. E. EVANS\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nA. M. BLOW\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nS. E. TENNENT\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nD. J. PORTER\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nCountersigned,\n\nE. A. KNIGHT\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 16 September 2009\n\nThese Rules of Court are administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":5}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, the instrument appears narrowly focused on its stated purpose — amending discovery rules in the Tasmanian Supreme Court. There is no evidence of scope creep or expansion beyond procedural discovery matters. However, the limited text available makes a definitive assessment difficult."},"complexity_factors":["Limited text available — only administrative/status metadata is visible, not the substantive amendment content","Amends existing rules rather than standing alone, requiring cross-reference to the principal Supreme Court Rules","Procedural law can have technical nuances around compliance obligations","Tasmanian-specific jurisdiction limits its broader applicability"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian Supreme Court amendment changes the procedural rules governing discovery in civil cases — i.e., how, when and in what form parties must disclose relevant documents. It affects litigants, their lawyers, and businesses in Tasmanian civil litigation. Because discovery shapes cost, timing and fairness of proceedings, these amendments can meaningfully alter litigation burden and strategy for anyone involved in Supreme Court disputes in Tasmania."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument served its original narrow purpose as an amendment rule. The scope has not expanded; rather, it has contracted as the substantive amendments were absorbed into the principal rules, leaving this as a shell document."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (only 6 rules, with 3 being mere placeholders stating amendments were incorporated elsewhere)","No defined terms in this instrument itself (relies entirely on the Principal Rules)","No conditional logic or nested exceptions in the visible text","Cross-references only to the Principal Rules (Supreme Court Rules 2000) and the Rules Publication Act 1953","Substantive content has been removed/hollowed out by incorporation into the principal rules"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a set of procedural rules that amend the Supreme Court Rules 2000 (Tasmania) to change how **discovery** works in civil court cases. **Discovery** is the pre-trial process where parties must share relevant documents with each other. \n\n**What it does:**\n- Updates the rules for how parties exchange documents before a trial\n- The actual changes to the rules (Rules 4, 5, and 6) have already been merged into the main Supreme Court Rules 2000, so this document now just serves as a historical record of those amendments\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People involved in civil litigation (lawsuits) in the Tasmanian Supreme Court\n- Lawyers practising in Tasmania\n\n**Why it matters:**\n- Discovery can be expensive and time-consuming. These amendments likely aimed to make the process more efficient or fairer\n- Because the changes are now part of the main rules, lawyers and litigants need to consult the current Supreme Court Rules 2000 to see the actual operative provisions"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument's scope is limited to amending the Supreme Court Rules 2000 on discovery and incorporating those amendments into the authorised consolidated Rules (rules 1–3 and 4–6). It does not, on its face, expand the Court's remit or create new regulatory actors; instead it updates existing procedural rules and requires users to consult the consolidated Rules to see the substantive changes."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument that records amendments without reproducing their text (rules 4–6), so readers must consult the consolidated Principal Rules to see substantive changes.","Commencement is simple and binary: operative on Gazette notification (rule 2), reducing temporal complexity but requiring attention to Gazette dates.","Defines the target instrument (Principal Rules) plainly (rule 3), limiting scope to the Supreme Court Rules 2000 rather than creating a standalone regime.","Absence of in-text amendment detail increases compliance burden on practitioners who must check the authorised consolidated Rules for exact obligations (rules 4–6).","Low statutory discretion and no procedural conditions set out here — complexity arises mainly from cross-referencing rather than from new legal tests or duties."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends the Supreme Court Rules 2000 to change discovery procedure. It takes effect when its making is notified in the Gazette (rule 2) and identifies the Supreme Court Rules 2000 as the Principal Rules (rule 3). The instrument does not reproduce the amendment text; rules 4–6 state the changes have been incorporated into the authorised consolidated Rules. It affects litigants, lawyers and court officers who must follow the revised discovery practice and timing."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-discovery-rules-2009","history":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-discovery-rules-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-discovery-rules-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-discovery-rules-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-discovery-rules-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-discovery-rules-2009/documents"}}