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Tasmania regulation

Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Amendment Rules 2003

In ForceTAS

Jurisdiction

Tasmania

Act Number

17 of 2003

Collection

regulation

Plain English Summary

3/10 complexity

This instrument amends the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 and records that those amendments have been incorporated into the authorised version. The changes take effect when the making is notified in the Gazette. It affects litigants, lawyers and court staff because it alters court procedure and filing/administrative obligations. The Rules Committee made the amendments (24 March 2003). Who pays: parties to proceedings; who decides: the Rules Committee; what changes: procedural practice and compliance requirements — check the authorised principal rules for the exact textual changes.

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Current sections

Direct links to the current provisions in Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Amendment Rules 2003.

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Section 1Short title Section 2Commencement Section 3Principal Rules Section 4.Section 5.Section 6.

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Short title

1 Short title

These Rules of Court may be cited as the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Amendment Rules 2003 .

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Commencement

2 Commencement

These Rules of Court take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

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Principal Rules

3 Principal Rules

In these Rules of Court, the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 are referred to as the Principal Rules.

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendments effected by this rule have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendments effected by this rule have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendments effected by this rule have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

These Rules of Court were made by the Rules Committee of Magistrates Court (Civil Division) at a meeting held on 24 March 2003.

A. G. Shott

Chief Magistrate

S. E. Tennent

Member

S. F. Mollard

Member

Roger C. Willee

Member

Ian R. Matterson

Member

P. F. Dixon

Member

M. Rapley

Member

T. J. Hill

Member

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 9 April 2003

These rules are administered in the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.

Source text

Sourced from Tasmanian Legislation Online (legislation.tas.gov.au), CC BY 4.0.

1 Short title

1 Short title

These Rules of Court may be cited as the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Amendment Rules 2003 .

2 Commencement

2 Commencement

These Rules of Court take effect on the day on which their making is notified in the Gazette.

3 Principal Rules

3 Principal Rules

In these Rules of Court, the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 are referred to as the Principal Rules.

4.

The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

5.

The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendments effected by this rule have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

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The amendments effected by this rule have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

18.

The amendments effected by this rule have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

19.

The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Magistrates Court (Civil Division) Rules 1998 .

These Rules of Court were made by the Rules Committee of Magistrates Court (Civil Division) at a meeting held on 24 March 2003.

A. G. Shott

Chief Magistrate

S. E. Tennent

Member

S. F. Mollard

Member

Roger C. Willee

Member

Ian R. Matterson

Member

P. F. Dixon

Member

M. Rapley

Member

T. J. Hill

Member

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.

Notified in the Gazette on 9 April 2003

These rules are administered in the Department of Justice and Industrial Relations.