{"id":"tas:sr-2021-020","name":"Supreme Court Amendment Rules 2021","slug":"supreme-court-amendment-rules-2021","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"20 of 2021","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":182124,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2021-020-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","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 Rules 2021](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2021-020) .","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) .\n\nA. M. BLOW\n\nChief Justice\n\nH. M. WOOD\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nS. P. ESTCOURT\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nR. W. PEARCE\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nM. J. BRETT\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nG. P. GEASON\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nCountersigned,\n\nJ. A. CONNOLLY\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 24 March 2021\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":"This instrument performs a formal amendment and incorporation function rather than creating standalone substantive rules. It sets commencement and identifies the Principal Rules; to determine any substantive change in scope one must read the amended Supreme Court Rules 2000 (see rules 2, 3 and 4)."},"complexity_factors":["Instrument is very short and formally amendatory; substantive content is located in the Principal Rules rather than in this instrument (rule 3).","Commencement is conditional on Gazette notification, so practical effect depends on publication timing (rule 2).","The amendment is incorporated into the authorised version of the Principal Rules, requiring users to consult that consolidated text to see specific changes (rule 4).","Formal administrative steps and signatures are required (Chief Justice and puisne judges; countersignature by the Registrar) and publication follows the Rules Publication Act, adding procedural formalities.","No standalone procedural detail or new obligations are stated here, producing low regulatory complexity but reliance on cross-references."],"plain_english_summary":"These Rules amend the Supreme Court Rules 2000 by making specified changes and incorporating them into the authorised version of those rules. They take effect when the making is notified in the Gazette.\n\nThe changes affect court users, legal practitioners and court administration by updating the official procedural rules; the instrument is signed by the Chief Justice and puisne judges, countersigned by the Registrar, and is administered by the Department of Justice."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Insufficient content is available to assess whether the scope of the amendments diverged from their original intent. The document as provided contains only version and administrative metadata, with no substantive amendment provisions visible."},"complexity_factors":["The document as provided contains only metadata and administrative information — no substantive amendment text is visible, making analysis extremely limited.","Procedural court rules can involve technical legal concepts, but without the actual content, complexity cannot be fully assessed.","As a statutory rule (delegated legislation), its validity depends on the parent Act under which it was made, adding a layer of legal context not visible here."],"plain_english_summary":"These are amendments to the procedural rules governing the Supreme Court of Tasmania (Statutory Rule SR-2021-020), which came into force on 24 March 2021 and remain current. They alter how the Court operates and therefore affect lawyers and parties in Tasmanian Supreme Court proceedings, but the specific changes and their practical impact cannot be determined from the metadata alone."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment rule serves its intended narrow purpose: formally notifying and commencing updates to the Principal Rules. The scope has not expanded beyond this administrative function."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short—only 4 operative provisions","No defined terms requiring interpretation","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","No substantive legal content—purely procedural/administrative","Single cross-reference to Principal Rules only"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical piece of legislation that updates Tasmania's Supreme Court Rules 2000. It doesn't introduce any new substantive rules itself—instead, it serves as the formal mechanism for making changes that have already been incorporated into the main body of court rules. Think of it as a 'cover sheet' that legally activates amendments made elsewhere. The actual changes to court procedures are contained in the updated Principal Rules, not in this document."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-rules-2021","history":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-rules-2021/history","analysis":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-rules-2021/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-rules-2021/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-rules-2021/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-rules-2021/documents"}}