{"id":"tas:sr-2018-008","name":"Supreme Court (Fees) Amendment Rules 2018","slug":"supreme-court-fees-amendment-rules-2018","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"8 of 2018","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":184869,"registerId":"tas-tas:sr-2018-008-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 (Fees) Amendment Rules 2018](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2018-008) .","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 (Fees) Rules 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2017-102) 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 (Fees) Rules 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2017-102) .\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 21 February 2018","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment appears to maintain the original scope of the 2017 Principal Rules (regulating Supreme Court fees). There is no indication of scope creep; it is a standard fee update."},"complexity_factors":["Only 4 rules total, with minimal substantive content","No defined terms beyond a single reference to 'Principal Rules'","No conditional logic or cross-referencing beyond basic citation","Actual amendments incorporated by reference rather than set out in text","Standard commencement and citation provisions only"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short technical amendment to court fee rules in Tasmania (the Supreme Court (Fees) Rules 2017). It updates the fees that people must pay when using the Supreme Court. The actual changes to fees have been merged into the main 2017 Rules rather than being listed separately here. The amendment took effect when it was published in the Government Gazette on 21 February 2018."},"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation appears to remain firmly within its original intent — updating court fee amounts in the Tasmanian Supreme Court. There is no indication of scope creep or expansion beyond a routine fee adjustment."},"complexity_factors":["Narrow, technical subject matter — limited to fee schedule amendments","Amending instrument only — meaning it changes existing rules rather than creating an entirely new legal framework, requiring cross-reference to the principal rules","Jurisdiction-specific to Tasmania's Supreme Court, limiting broader applicability","Actual fee amounts and schedules are not reproduced in the available text, reducing ability to assess full detail"],"plain_english_summary":"The Supreme Court (Fees) Amendment Rules 2018 (Tasmania) update the fees charged for filing documents and taking formal steps in the Tasmanian Supreme Court.  \n\nThey affect anyone using the court—litigants, lawyers, and businesses—because changes to court fees alter the cost of accessing justice and the expense of pursuing or defending legal claims."},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument does not expand or narrow the substantive scope of the 2017 Rules; it amends the Principal Rules and incorporates those amendments into the authorised text, with commencement tied to Gazette notification."},"complexity_factors":["Very short instrument that only amends and incorporates changes into the Principal Rules (see rules 3 and 4).","Commencement is simple and certain: takes effect on Gazette notification (rule 2).","No substantive fee schedules, rates or procedural details are set out here; users must consult the Supreme Court (Fees) Rules 2017 to see actual changes.","Cross-reference dependency: understanding practical effect requires comparing the authorised 2017 Rules before and after incorporation.","Formal signatories recorded (judges and registrar), but no delegated discretion or transitional provisions included."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends the Supreme Court (Fees) Rules 2017 and takes effect on the day its making is notified in the Gazette. It updates the authorised version of the 2017 Rules by incorporating the changes into that text.\n\nAnyone who pays or administers fees under the Supreme Court (Fees) Rules — for example litigants, legal practitioners and court registry staff — is affected because the legal rulebook that sets fee rules and administration has been changed and reissued."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/supreme-court-fees-amendment-rules-2018","history":"/api/acts/supreme-court-fees-amendment-rules-2018/history","analysis":"/api/acts/supreme-court-fees-amendment-rules-2018/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/supreme-court-fees-amendment-rules-2018/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/supreme-court-fees-amendment-rules-2018/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/supreme-court-fees-amendment-rules-2018/documents"}}