{"id":"tas:sr-2009-075","name":"Supreme Court Amendment (Wills) Rules 2009","slug":"supreme-court-amendment-wills-rules-2009","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"75 of 2009","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":315394,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2009-075-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 (Wills) Rules 2009](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2009-075) .","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) .","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) .\n\nE. C. CRAWFORD\n\nChief Justice\n\nP. E. EVANS\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nA. M. BLOW\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nS. E. TENNENT\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nD. J. PORTER\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 8 July 2009\n\nThese Rules of Court are administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":6}],"analysis":{"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"Unauthenticated. Configure AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY or use a provider module. Learn more: https://ai-sdk.dev/unauthenticated-ai-gateway","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The instrument does not on its face expand the subject‑matter scope. It effects and records amendments to the Supreme Court Rules 2000 concerning wills and directs that those amendments be incorporated into the authorised consolidated Rules (rules 3, 4–7). No new categories of persons or new statutory powers are introduced within this instrument itself; substantive content must be read in the updated Principal Rules."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument with mainly procedural/meta provisions rather than substantive rules (rules 1–3).","Commencement depends on Gazette notification rather than a fixed date, requiring external verification to determine effect (rule 2).","Primary operation is to incorporate amendments into the authorised consolidated version of the Principal Rules rather than reproducing amendment text here, so users must consult the consolidated Rules to see details (rules 4–7).","Relies on cross‑reference to the Supreme Court Rules 2000 as the Principal Rules, creating a dependency on another instrument for substance (rule 3).","Absence of on‑face substantive provisions increases administrative and compliance steps for practitioners and registry staff (rules 4–7)."],"plain_english_summary":"These Rules amend the Supreme Court Rules 2000 on matters linked to wills and take effect when their making is notified in the Gazette (rule 2). They do not print the substantive changes here; instead the amendments are incorporated into the authorised consolidated version of the Principal Rules (rules 3, 4–7). Lawyers, court staff and parties who use the Supreme Court’s wills procedures must consult the authorised Rules to know the operative procedural requirements."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment instrument served its original narrow purpose of updating will-related procedures in the Supreme Court Rules. It has not expanded beyond that intent; rather, it has become a shell document after its amendments were consolidated into the principal rules."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short (7 rules, most containing no operative text)","No defined terms in this instrument itself (relies entirely on external rules)","No conditional logic or nested exceptions","Rules 4–7 contain no substantive text—only references to incorporation into another instrument","Single cross-reference to the Principal Rules (Supreme Court Rules 2000)"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short, technical piece of legislation that amends the Supreme Court Rules 2000 (Tasmania) to update procedures around wills. \n\n**What it does:**\n- Updates the rules that govern how the Supreme Court handles matters related to wills\n- The actual changes to the rules (Rules 4–7) have already been merged into the main Supreme Court Rules 2000, so this document now just points to where the current rules live\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- People making or challenging wills in Tasmania\n- Lawyers handling probate (the legal process of proving a will) or estate matters\n- The Supreme Court of Tasmania\n\n**Why it matters:**\nCourt rules set out the practical steps people must follow when dealing with legal matters. These amendments likely streamlined or clarified how applications about wills are made to the Supreme Court. Because the changes have been incorporated into the main rules, this document is now essentially a historical reference point."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available information, this appears to be a tightly scoped procedural amendment targeting only will-related rules within the Tasmanian Supreme Court. There is no indication the scope expanded beyond its original intent of updating court procedures for wills matters."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural/administrative amendment only — no substantive policy changes apparent from available text","Narrow subject matter limited to wills and Supreme Court procedure in Tasmania","No actual amendment text was provided, limiting analysis","Amends existing rules rather than creating a standalone legislative scheme, requiring reference to the parent rules for full context"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument is a procedural amendment to the Supreme Court of Tasmania’s rules governing how wills are handled in court. It affects executors, beneficiaries, lawyers and anyone applying to the Court about a will by updating the steps, forms or requirements for probate and related proceedings. The exact changes can’t be detailed here because the amending text wasn’t provided."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-wills-rules-2009","history":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-wills-rules-2009/history","analysis":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-wills-rules-2009/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-wills-rules-2009/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-wills-rules-2009/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/supreme-court-amendment-wills-rules-2009/documents"}}