{"id":"tas:sr-2004-156","name":"Supreme Court Amendment (Rates of Interest) Rules 2004","slug":"supreme-court-amendment-rates-of-interest-rules-2004","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"156 of 2004","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":318102,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2004-156-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 2004](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2004-156) .","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 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\nP. G. UNDERWOOD\n\nChief Justice\n\nE. C. CRAWFORD\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nP. W. SLICER\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nP. E. EVANS\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 22 December 2004\n\nThese Rules of Court are administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"No change of scope is evident within this instrument. It amends the rates-of-interest provisions of the Supreme Court Rules 2000 and incorporates those amendments into the authorised consolidated Rules; the instrument itself does not expand or narrow the court’s procedural subjects beyond those existing rules (rules 2–4)."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow subject matter: limited to rates of interest under the Supreme Court Rules (title).","Sparse text: the instrument contains no numerical interest rates or detailed formulae, requiring users to read the Principal Rules for substantive detail (rule 3).","Commencement mechanism is simple but timing depends on Gazette notification, creating a single external trigger for effect (rule 2).","Incorporation note: amendments are folded into the authorised version of the Principal Rules rather than standalone, so users must consult the consolidated Rules to see the operative provisions (rule 4).","Low administrative burden: changes mainly require procedural updates by court staff and legal practitioners rather than new regulatory infrastructure."],"plain_english_summary":"These Rules amend the Supreme Court Rules 2000 to change how the Supreme Court applies rates of interest. They take effect when their making is notified in the Gazette and are incorporated into the authorised Principal Rules. The change affects parties, lawyers and judgment creditors/debtors by altering who pays interest and litigation incentives; it requires practitioners and court staff to update compliance and administrative practice (rules 2–4)."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment instrument performs exactly its intended function: updating interest rates in the principal rules. The scope has not expanded beyond this narrow technical purpose."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 rules total, with Rule 4 explicitly stating the amendments are elsewhere","No substantive legal content in this instrument — purely procedural/technical","Zero defined terms requiring interpretation","No conditional logic, cross-references to other legislation, or exceptions","Single purpose: citation, commencement, and incorporation by reference"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical update to Tasmania's Supreme Court Rules. It changes the interest rates that apply to court judgments and debts. The actual changes have already been merged into the main Supreme Court Rules 2000, so this document just records that the update happened. It doesn't contain any new rules you can read here — it's essentially a 'receipt' showing the amendment was made."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation appears to have remained focused on its original narrow purpose — amending interest rate provisions within the Tasmanian Supreme Court Rules. No evidence of scope expansion or drift from the provided text."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, highly specific subject matter (interest rates in one court jurisdiction)","Short and largely technical in nature — limited interpretive ambiguity","Operates within an existing, well-understood legal framework (Supreme Court rules)","No substantive legal rights are created or abolished — purely procedural/administrative","Limited legislative content available for analysis — actual rate figures not reproduced in the provided text"],"plain_english_summary":"This rule updates the interest rates used in Tasmania’s Supreme Court for calculating pre‑ and post‑judgment interest on monetary awards. It affects plaintiffs, defendants, lawyers, and court staff who compute interest on judgments or unpaid debts.\n\nWhy it matters: the specified rate changes how much a successful party ultimately receives. It’s a technical procedural amendment in force since 22 December 2004 and has not been altered since."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-rates-of-interest-rules-2004","history":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-rates-of-interest-rules-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-rates-of-interest-rules-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-rates-of-interest-rules-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-rates-of-interest-rules-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-rates-of-interest-rules-2004/documents"}}