{"id":"tas:sr-2011-002","name":"Supreme Court Amendment (Fees and Costs) Rules 2011","slug":"supreme-court-amendment-fees-and-costs-rules-2011","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"2 of 2011","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":314599,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2011-002-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 2011](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2011-002) .","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) .\n\nE. C. CRAWFORD\n\nChief Justice\n\nP. E. EVANS\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nA. M. BLOW\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nD. J. PORTER\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nH. M. WOOD\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 2 February 2011\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 the available information, the instrument appears to remain tightly focused on its original purpose of amending fee and cost provisions in the Supreme Court Rules. There is no indication of scope creep or expansion beyond that narrow administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["The legislation is a narrow amending instrument with a focused subject matter (fees and costs only)","Applies only within Tasmania's Supreme Court jurisdiction","Substantive content is not visible in the provided text, limiting full analysis","Court fees and costs rules can involve schedules and tables of figures, which adds minor technical complexity","No cross-jurisdictional or constitutional issues apparent"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument updates Tasmania’s Supreme Court Rules on fees and costs — changing how much parties and their lawyers pay to file and pursue cases and how costs may be recovered. It affects anyone in Supreme Court proceedings and matters because it alters access-to-justice costs and potential cost recovery. The specific fee and cost changes aren’t visible in the provided text."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The instrument amends the scope of the Principal Rules by altering how fees and costs are dealt with (title and rule 3) and formally incorporates that amendment into the authorised version (rule 4). The Rules set a seven‑day commencement (rule 2) but do not themselves contain the detailed fee provisions, so the substantive scope change is effected through the updated Supreme Court Rules 2000 rather than within this amending instrument."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument is short and procedural (rules 1–4) rather than substantive.","Dependence on the Principal Rules (Supreme Court Rules 2000) for operative content (rule 3).","Commencement timing is fixed and short (seven days after Gazette notice) (rule 2), creating a brief lead time for compliance.","Amendment is incorporated into the authorised version rather than published in full here (rule 4), requiring users to consult the consolidated Principal Rules to see exact changes.","No fee amounts or detailed cost mechanisms are included in this instrument, creating potential uncertainty until the Principal Rules are consulted.","Administrative responsibility identified (administered in the Department of Justice), implying a single agency point for implementation and queries."],"plain_english_summary":"These Rules amend the Supreme Court Rules 2000 in relation to fees and costs and take effect seven days after their Gazette notice. The amendment has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Principal Rules. They therefore change the legal rules that determine who pays court fees and costs and how those items are handled; the instrument itself does not set out the specific fee amounts or detailed mechanics, so users must consult the updated Supreme Court Rules 2000 for particulars."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment remains tightly scoped to its original purpose of updating court fees and costs. The document itself contains no substantive content as the amendments have been incorporated into the principal rules."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short document (4 rules, approximately 150 words)","No defined terms beyond a single reference to 'Principal Rules'","No substantive operative provisions remaining (all amendments already incorporated into principal rules)","No conditional logic, exceptions, or cross-references to other legislation beyond the principal rules","Purely procedural/archival document noting completion of amendment process"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical amendment to Tasmania's Supreme Court Rules 2000. It changes the fees and costs that people must pay when using the Supreme Court. The actual changes to fees have already been merged into the main Supreme Court Rules, so this document simply records that the amendment happened and when it took effect. It affects anyone who files documents, starts court cases, or uses certain services in the Tasmanian Supreme Court."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-fees-and-costs-rules-2011","history":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-fees-and-costs-rules-2011/history","analysis":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-fees-and-costs-rules-2011/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-fees-and-costs-rules-2011/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-fees-and-costs-rules-2011/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-fees-and-costs-rules-2011/documents"}}