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These Rules of Court may be cited as the Criminal Amendment Rules 2012 .
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Tasmania regulation
These Rules amend the Criminal Rules 2006 and take effect on the later of (a) commencement of section 3 of the Trans‑Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 and (b) notification in the Gazette (rule 2). The Rules identify the Criminal Rules 2006 as the Principal Rules and state the amendment has been incorporated into that authorised version (rules 3–4).
They affect judges, court staff, prosecutors and defence practitioners who must follow the consolidated Criminal Rules 2006 to see the precise change.
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These Rules of Court may be cited as the Criminal Amendment Rules 2012 .
These Rules of Court take effect on whichever of the following is the later:
(a) the day on which section 3 of the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 of the Commonwealth commences;
(b) the day on which the making of these Rules of Court is notified in the Gazette.
In these Rules of Court, the Criminal Rules 2006 are referred to as the Principal Rules.
The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Criminal Rules 2006 .
E. C. CRAWFORD
Chief Justice
P. E. EVANS
Puisne Judge
A. M. BLOW
Puisne Judge
S. E. TENNENT
Puisne Judge
D. J. PORTER
Puisne Judge
H. M. WOOD
Puisne Judge
Countersigned,
J. A. CONNOLLY
Registrar
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 15 August 2012
These Rules of Court are administered in the Department of Justice.
Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.
These Rules of Court may be cited as the Criminal Amendment Rules 2012 .
These Rules of Court take effect on whichever of the following is the later:
(a) the day on which section 3 of the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010 of the Commonwealth commences;
(b) the day on which the making of these Rules of Court is notified in the Gazette.
In these Rules of Court, the Criminal Rules 2006 are referred to as the Principal Rules.
The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Criminal Rules 2006 .
E. C. CRAWFORD
Chief Justice
P. E. EVANS
Puisne Judge
A. M. BLOW
Puisne Judge
S. E. TENNENT
Puisne Judge
D. J. PORTER
Puisne Judge
H. M. WOOD
Puisne Judge
Countersigned,
J. A. CONNOLLY
Registrar
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 15 August 2012
These Rules of Court are administered in the Department of Justice.