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These Rules of Court may be cited as the Supreme Court Amendment (Hague Service Convention) Rules 2009 .
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Tasmania regulation
These Rules amend the Supreme Court Rules to adopt the Hague Service Convention’s procedures for serving civil or commercial court documents overseas. They come into effect when the Convention enters into force for Australia.
The changes affect litigants, lawyers and court staff by changing how foreign service is done and recorded. Parties (not the court) will generally meet the costs of overseas service and the court/Registrar administer the new procedures (rules 2–3).
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These Rules of Court may be cited as the Supreme Court Amendment (Hague Service Convention) Rules 2009 .
These Rules of Court take effect on the day on which the Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters, done at The Hague on 15 November 1965, enters into force for Australia.
In these Rules of Court, the Supreme Court Rules 2000 are referred to as the Principal Rules.
The amendments effected by this rule have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Supreme Court Rules 2000 .
The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Supreme Court Rules 2000 .
The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Supreme Court Rules 2000 .
The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Supreme Court Rules 2000 .
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
Countersigned,
E. A. KNIGHT
Registrar
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 24 June 2009
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 Supreme Court Amendment (Hague Service Convention) Rules 2009 .
These Rules of Court take effect on the day on which the Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters, done at The Hague on 15 November 1965, enters into force for Australia.
In these Rules of Court, the Supreme Court Rules 2000 are referred to as the Principal Rules.
The amendments effected by this rule have been incorporated into the authorised version of the Supreme Court Rules 2000 .
The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Supreme Court Rules 2000 .
The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Supreme Court Rules 2000 .
The amendment effected by this rule has been incorporated into the authorised version of the Supreme Court Rules 2000 .
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
Countersigned,
E. A. KNIGHT
Registrar
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 24 June 2009
These Rules of Court are administered in the Department of Justice.