{"id":"tas:sr-2003-142","name":"Supreme Court Amendment (Rates of Interest) Rules 2003","slug":"supreme-court-amendment-rates-of-interest-rules-2003","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"142 of 2003","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318192,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2003-142-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 (Rates of Interest) Rules 2003](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2003-142) .","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[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[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[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[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 3 December 2003\n\nThese Rules of Court are administered in the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains tightly focused on its original purpose: updating interest rates for Supreme Court judgments. There is no evidence of scope creep; it is a narrow, technical amendment to existing procedural rules."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short instrument (7 sections, most containing only cross-references)","No defined terms in the visible text","Simple amendment structure — references to Principal Rules without showing the actual substituted text","No conditional logic or nested exceptions visible in the provided extract","Straightforward commencement provision (notification in Gazette)","Actual substantive amendments (sections 4-7) appear to be bare cross-references to the Principal Rules, suggesting the detailed amendments are located in the linked rules rather than this amending instrument itself"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a set of procedural rules for Tasmania's Supreme Court that amends the main Supreme Court Rules 2000. Specifically, it updates the **interest rates** that apply to court judgments and certain court-ordered payments.\n\n**What it does:**\n- Changes the formula or rate used to calculate interest on money owed under court orders\n- Ensures the interest rates stay current with economic conditions (rather than being locked at outdated levels)\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone who wins a court case and is awarded money (judgment creditors)\n- Anyone who owes money under a court order (judgment debtors)\n- Lawyers and courts calculating what is actually owed on old judgments\n\n**Why it matters:**\nIf you win a lawsuit and the other party doesn't pay immediately, interest accrues on what they owe you. This rule change affects how much extra money you can claim — or how much extra you must pay — while waiting for payment. It prevents people from benefiting from delaying payment when interest rates have shifted."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available extract, the legislation appears to do exactly what its title describes — amend the Supreme Court Rules to update interest rates. There is no indication of scope creep or expansion beyond this narrow administrative purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, technical amendment to existing court rules — limited substantive content","The full operative text of the amendment is not included in the provided extract, making complete analysis impossible","Applies only within a single jurisdiction (Tasmania) and a single court (Supreme Court)","Procedural/administrative in nature rather than substantive law — straightforward to understand at a high level"],"plain_english_summary":"This rule amends Tasmania’s Supreme Court Rules to update the interest rate applied to money judgments and related proceedings. It determines how interest accrues on awarded sums (including pre-judgment periods), so judgment debts grow until paid.\n\nIt affects anyone in civil litigation before the Supreme Court — creditors gain protection against delay, and debtors face increased liability the longer payment is postponed."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The supplied text does not itself change substantive law on interest rates. It confines the instrument to formal matters (title, commencement and identification of the Principal Rules). Any change to rates of interest would need to appear in the Principal Rules or in material not included here, so the enacted scope shown is limited to procedural formalities rather than substantive rate alterations."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with only formal provisions (short title, commencement, reference to Principal Rules).","No substantive amendments or numeric rates specified in the supplied text.","Dependence on external instrument (Supreme Court Rules 2000) for operative effect — requires cross-referencing.","Commencement tied to Gazette notification, introducing an external timing dependency.","Ambiguous title versus body (title suggests rate changes that are not present), creating interpretive uncertainty."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument sets a short title, takes effect when its making is notified in the Gazette, and identifies the Supreme Court Rules 2000 as the Principal Rules to which it relates. Although headed as an amendment about rates of interest, the text supplied contains no substantive change to interest rates. It therefore primarily affects parties subject to the Supreme Court Rules to the extent any rate changes are recorded in the Principal Rules or in subsequent published amendments."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-rates-of-interest-rules-2003","history":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-rates-of-interest-rules-2003/history","analysis":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-rates-of-interest-rules-2003/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-rates-of-interest-rules-2003/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-rates-of-interest-rules-2003/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-rates-of-interest-rules-2003/documents"}}