{"id":"tas:sr-2025-040","name":"Supreme Court (Fees) Amendment Rules 2025","slug":"supreme-court-fees-amendment-rules-2025","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"tas","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"40 of 2025","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":174344,"registerId":"tas-sr-2025-040-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 2025](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2025-040) .","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 amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the [Supreme Court (Fees) Rules 2017](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2017-102) .\n\nC. P. SHANAHAN\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\nT. K. JAGO\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nK. CUTHBERTSON\n\nPuisne Judge\n\nCountersigned,\n\nP. J. IKEDIFE\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 13 August 2025\n\nThese Rules of Court are administered in the Department of Justice.","sortOrder":3}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on the available content, there is no indication that the scope of this instrument differs from its original intent. It appears to be a straightforward, routine amendment to court filing fees — a narrow and specific purpose consistent with what such instruments typically do. No scope creep or unexpected expansion of subject matter is apparent."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely limited substantive content available in the provided text — only metadata and administrative status information is present, with no actual fee schedule or amendment specifics","Amending instrument structure requires cross-referencing the parent rules (Supreme Court (Fees) Rules) to understand the full effect","Routine administrative instrument with no novel legal concepts — fee amendment rules are a well-established and simple category of subordinate legislation"],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends the Tasmanian Supreme Court’s fee rules, affecting anyone who files or responds to proceedings, lawyers, businesses and litigants. The provided text contains only administrative metadata (no detailed fee table), but the changes—effective 13 August 2025—likely adjust filing and other court charges.\n\nIf you intend to start, defend or appeal a matter, check the current fee schedule before filing."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":1,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This amendment maintains the original scope of the Supreme Court (Fees) Rules 2017. It is a routine update to court fees, which is precisely what the Principal Rules were designed to accommodate through amendment rules."},"complexity_factors":["Extremely short: only 4 rules total","No defined terms beyond a single reference to 'Principal Rules'","No conditional logic or exceptions","No substantive operative provisions visible—the actual amendment is incorporated by reference into the 2017 Rules","Purely mechanical amendment instrument with standard commencement and citation clauses"],"plain_english_summary":"This is a short technical amendment to the rules that set court fees for Tasmania's Supreme Court. It updates the **Supreme Court (Fees) Rules 2017** (the main rules that list what you pay to file documents, start cases, or use court services). \n\n**What it does:**\n- Makes a specific change to the fee rules (the actual amendment text isn't shown here—it's already been merged into the main 2017 rules)\n- Keeps the same system where fees are set by the Rules of Court rather than by Parliament directly\n\n**Who it affects:**\n- Anyone using Tasmania's Supreme Court (lawyers, businesses, self-represented litigants)\n- People paying filing fees, hearing fees, or other court charges\n\n**Why it matters:**\nCourt fees change over time to reflect costs, inflation, or policy shifts. This amendment ensures the fee schedule stays current. The fact that it's made by judges (the Chief Justice and Puisne Judges—senior judges who aren't the Chief Justice) shows it's an administrative update under the court's rule-making power, not a major policy change by government."},"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[{"type":"other","section":"Status Information – Currency of version","severity":"medium","reasoning":"A static 'accessed' timestamp defeats the purpose of communicating currency to users. Any person reading this document after 5 April 2026 would be presented with a stale access timestamp presented as current, undermining the reliability assurance the status information purports to provide.","confidence":0.82,"description":"The document states it is 'Version current from 13 August 2025 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 11:39)' while also stating the file was last modified 13 August 2025. The access timestamp of 5 April 2026 is embedded in a static document header, meaning the purported 'current' access date is hardcoded rather than dynamic, making the currency claim potentially misleading or false for any reader accessing the document on any other date."},{"type":"self_contradicting","section":"Status Information – Currency of version (update lag disclaimer)","severity":"low","reasoning":"The claim of currency 'to date' implies the document reflects the law as of the moment of access. The 3-working-day lag disclaimer expressly concedes it may not. Both statements appear in the same Status Information block, creating a logical contradiction about the reliability of the version presented.","confidence":0.75,"description":"The instrument asserts it is 'Version current from 13 August 2025 to date' while simultaneously disclaiming that 'legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change.' These two statements are in tension: the document cannot simultaneously guarantee it is current 'to date' while acknowledging updates may lag by up to 3 working days."},{"type":"other","section":"Document structure – repeated headings throughout","severity":"low","reasoning":"While likely a rendering or metadata artefact, duplicated headings in a published legislative instrument create uncertainty about the document's integrity. A court relying on the published version could not be certain whether the duplication is intentional, substantive, or a publication error affecting enforceability.","confidence":0.7,"description":"Every heading in the document is duplicated verbatim (e.g., 'Supreme Court (Fees) Amendment Supreme Court (Fees) Amendment Rules 2025', 'Status Information Status Information', 'Currency of version Currency of version', 'Authorisation Authorisation'). This structural duplication is internally incoherent and, if treated as operative text, would create ambiguity as to which instance of a heading governs."}],"contradictions":[{"severity":"low","section_a":"Status Information – 'Version current from 13 August 2025 to date (accessed 5 April 2026 at 11:39)'","section_b":"Status Information – 'Legislation on this site is usually updated within 3 working days after a change to the legislation'","confidence":0.76,"description":"The instrument simultaneously claims to be current 'to date' and acknowledges a potential publication lag of up to 3 working days. These statements directly contradict each other: the first asserts completeness and currency as of access; the second concedes the published version may be behind the operative law."}]},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":2,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"This instrument is procedural: it records and incorporates an amendment to the existing fees rules and sets commencement by Gazettal. It does not itself expand or narrow the classes of persons subject to fees or set new fee categories in the text provided. To determine any substantive scope or rate changes, consult the updated Principal Rules (the authorised consolidated instrument)."},"complexity_factors":["Procedural form: instrument records an amendment and its commencement but does not include the substantive fee schedule.","Dependence on Principal Rules: substantive effect relies on the consolidated authorised version of the Supreme Court (Fees) Rules 2017 rather than text in this instrument.","Administrative commencement: effectiveness is tied to Gazettal notification rather than a fixed calendar date.","Incorporation note: Rule stating the amendment has been incorporated shifts reading to a consolidated source, requiring cross-reference to find operative provisions.","Limited decision-making detail: signatories and administration are recorded, but no new discretion, calculation methods, or transitional arrangements are set out here."],"plain_english_summary":"This instrument amends and formally incorporates changes into the *Supreme Court (Fees) Rules 2017* and takes effect on the day its Gazettal is notified. It affects people who pay fees under those Rules (court users, lawyers, litigants) because it updates the rules that set and collect those fees. The Court’s judges and the Registrar signed the instrument; the amendment itself isn’t reproduced here, so consult the updated Principal Rules to see the specific fee changes and compliance obligations."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/supreme-court-fees-amendment-rules-2025","history":"/api/acts/supreme-court-fees-amendment-rules-2025/history","analysis":"/api/acts/supreme-court-fees-amendment-rules-2025/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/supreme-court-fees-amendment-rules-2025/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/supreme-court-fees-amendment-rules-2025/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/supreme-court-fees-amendment-rules-2025/documents"}}