{"id":"tas:sr-2004-057","name":"Supreme Court Amendment (Fees and Costs) Rules 2004","slug":"supreme-court-amendment-fees-and-costs-rules-2004","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"57 of 2004","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318136,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2004-057-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 (Fees and Costs) Rules 2004](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2004-057) .","sortOrder":0},{"sectionNumber":"2","sectionType":"section","heading":"Commencement","content":"### 2 Commencement\n\n> These Rules of Court take effect on the seventh day after 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) .","sortOrder":5},{"sectionNumber":"7.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 7.\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":6},{"sectionNumber":"8.","sectionType":"section","heading":null,"content":"### 8.\n\n> The amendments effected by this rule have been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Supreme Court Rules 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2000-008) .\n\nW. J. E. Cox\n\nChief Justice\n\nP. G. Underwood\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nE. C. Crawford\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nP. W. Slicer\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nCountersigned,\n\nI. G. Ritchard\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 21 July 2004\n\nThese Rules of Court are administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":7}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument appears to remain squarely within its original intent — updating fees and costs applicable in the Tasmanian Supreme Court. There is no indication from the available text that the amendment expanded or contracted beyond its stated purpose."},"complexity_factors":["The instrument is a narrow, administrative amendment to an existing set of rules rather than a standalone piece of legislation","Limited substantive content is visible in the provided text — the actual fee schedules are not reproduced here, reducing what can be assessed","Court fee and costs rules can involve detailed schedules and cross-references to other instruments, but the scope here appears confined to a specific update","No apparent interaction with Commonwealth law or other complex regulatory frameworks"],"plain_english_summary":"This Tasmanian amendment updates the Supreme Court’s fees and costs rules, altering filing fees and the framework for lawyers’ costs in Supreme Court proceedings. It affects litigants, their lawyers, and anyone who files documents or starts cases in the Tasmanian Supreme Court and so has a direct impact on the cost of access to justice.\n\nThe provided text shows the instrument’s status but not the specific dollar amounts or cost scales; consult the original schedules for the exact changes."},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument remains tightly focused on its original purpose: amending fees and costs in the Supreme Court Rules. The document itself has become a shell containing only procedural metadata, as the actual amendments have been consolidated into the Principal Rules."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (8 rules, most containing no operative text)","No defined terms in this instrument itself (relies entirely on external Principal Rules)","No conditional logic or nested exceptions in the visible text","Rules 4-8 are essentially placeholder notices stating amendments have been incorporated elsewhere","Actual substantive content (the fee and cost amendments) is not visible in this document—it's been merged into the Principal Rules"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a set of court rules that amended the Supreme Court Rules 2000 (the main rules governing how Tasmania's Supreme Court operates). Specifically, these amendments dealt with **fees and costs**—essentially, how much people have to pay to file court documents and what lawyers can charge.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Updates the fee structure and cost scales for Supreme Court proceedings\n- The actual changes have already been merged into the current version of the Supreme Court Rules 2000 (so this standalone document is now essentially a historical record)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone using Tasmania's Supreme Court (litigants, lawyers, self-represented people)\n- People paying court filing fees or seeking to recover legal costs\n\n**Why it matters:**\nCourt fees and cost rules determine how expensive it is to access justice. Changes to these rules affect whether people can afford to bring or defend cases."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument's scope is limited to amending and incorporating changes into the Supreme Court Rules 2000 relating to fees and costs (s3; rules 4–8) and to setting a short commencement rule (s2). It does not, on its face, expand judicial powers, create new fee categories, or introduce regulatory mechanisms beyond updating the Principal Rules; substantive effect depends on the amendments recorded in the authorised version of the Principal Rules."},"complexity_factors":["Short instrument that primarily cross-references the Supreme Court Rules 2000 rather than containing substantive fee schedules (rules 4–8).","Clear and simple commencement mechanic: takes effect seven days after Gazette notification (s2).","Relies on incorporation into the authorised version of the Principal Rules, so substantive detail and operational rules are located in the Principal Rules (s3; rules 4–8).","Formal signatories and administration note add procedural certainty but no additional regulatory layers.","Absence of express transitional provisions or fee tables in this instrument means implementation and compliance detail depend on the Principal Rules."],"plain_english_summary":"These Rules amend the Supreme Court Rules 2000 to alter fees and costs provisions and come into force seven days after Gazette notification (s2–s3). The instrument does not itself set out detailed fees; it records that the specific amendments have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Principal Rules (rules 4–8). It affects people who pay or recover court fees, their lawyers, and court registries responsible for implementing the changes."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-fees-and-costs-rules-2004","history":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-fees-and-costs-rules-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-fees-and-costs-rules-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-fees-and-costs-rules-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-fees-and-costs-rules-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-fees-and-costs-rules-2004/documents"}}