5Interpretation

### 5 Interpretation > In these rules – > > > ***A4 paper*** means paper known by that name that is 297 millimetres in length by 210 millimetres in width; > > > ***Act*** means the [Supreme Court Civil Procedure Act 1932](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1932-058) ; > > > ***action*** means a proceeding commenced by a writ; > > [*\[Rule 5 Amended by S.R. 2003, No. 139, Applied:26 Nov 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-11-26/sr-2003-139#GS4@Hpa@EN) > > > [*\[Rule 5 Amended by S.R. 2003, No. 139, Applied:26 Nov 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-11-26/sr-2003-139#GS4@Hpa@EN) ***address for service*** means an address for service that complies with [rule 128](#GS128@EN) ; > > > ***application*** means – > > > > > > (a) an originating application in writing by which a proceeding mentioned in [rule 89](#GS89@EN) or [90](#GS90@EN) is commenced; and > > > > > > > (b) an interlocutory application, oral or in writing, made to the Court or a judge in the course of any proceeding already commenced in the Court; > > > [*\[Rule 5 Amended by S.R. 2008, No. 128, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/sr-2008-128#GS4@Hpa@EN) ***barrister*** has the same meaning as in the [Legal Profession Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-024) ; > > [*\[Rule 5 Amended by S.R. 2003, No. 139, Applied:26 Nov 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-11-26/sr-2003-139#GS4@Hpb@EN) > > > [*\[Rule 5 Amended by S.R. 2009, No. 52, Applied:01 Nov 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-11-01/sr-2009-052#GS4@Hpa@EN) ***Convention*** means a convention, other than the Hague Convention, with a foreign country, made with or extended to the Commonwealth or the State, with respect to legal proceedings in civil matters whether or not it is also made with respect to other legal proceedings; > > > ***Convention country*** means a foreign country to which a Convention applies; > > > [*\[Rule 5 Amended by S.R. 2007, No. 23, Applied:02 May 2007\]*](/view/html/inforce/2007-05-02/sr-2007-023#GS4@EN) ***corporation*** has the same meaning as in the Corporations Act; > > > ***Court*** means the Supreme Court; > > > ***deliver*** includes serve; > > > ***document*** means any process, pleading, notice, order, application or other document or written communication; > > > ***endorsement***, used in respect of a writ, includes any statement of a plaintiff's claim set out on the face of the writ; > > > [*\[Rule 5 Amended by S.R. 2009, No. 52, Applied:01 Nov 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-11-01/sr-2009-052#GS4@Hpb@EN) ***Hague Convention*** means the Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters done at The Hague on 15 November 1965; > > > [*\[Rule 5 Amended by S.R. 2009, No. 52, Applied:01 Nov 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-11-01/sr-2009-052#GS4@Hpb@EN) ***Hague Convention country*** means a country, other than Australia, that is a party to the Hague Convention; > > > [*\[Rule 5 Amended by S.R. 2004, No. 56, Applied:21 Jul 2004\]*](/view/html/inforce/2004-07-21/sr-2004-056#GS4@EN) ***hearsay rule*** has the same meaning as in the [Evidence Act 2001](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2001-076) ; > > > ***inspect*** includes the following, with or without the aid of equipment: > > > > > > (a) to view data or visual images embodied in any document; > > > > > > > (b) to listen to sounds embodied in any document; > > > > > > > (c) to reproduce sounds, data or visual images embodied in any document; > > > ***judge***, in relation to an inferior court, includes any judicial officer invested with the power of exercising the jurisdiction of that inferior court; > > > [*\[Rule 5 Amended by S.R. 2008, No. 128, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/sr-2008-128#GS4@Hpb@EN) ***law practice*** has the same meaning as in the [Legal Profession Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-024) ; > > > [*\[Rule 5 Amended by S.R. 2008, No. 128, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/sr-2008-128#GS4@Hpc@EN) ***Law Society*** means the Law Society of Tasmania within the meaning of the [Legal Profession Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-024) ; > > > [*\[Rule 5 Amended by S.R. 2008, No. 128, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/sr-2008-128#GS4@Hpd@EN) ***Legal Profession Board*** has the same meaning as in the [Legal Profession Act 2007](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2007-024) ; > > > ***litigation guardian*** means a litigation guardian for a person under disability; > > > ***office seal*** means a seal kept under [rule 17](#GS17@EN) ; > > > ***officer*** means – > > > > > > (a) a person employed in a registry of the Court; and > > > > > > > (b) [*\[Rule 5 Amended by S.R. 2008, No. 2, Applied:01 Mar 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-03-01/sr-2008-002#GS4@EN) the Associate Judge; and > > > > > > > (c) the Principal Registrar; and > > > > > > > (d) a district registrar; > > > ***opposite party*** includes any party to a cause or matter in which an issue is to be determined or a right is to be adjudicated; > > > ***ordinary sittings of a Full Court*** means a sitting of a Full Court appointed under [section 20(2)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1932-058#GS20@Gs2@EN) and [(3)](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1932-058#GS20@Gs3@EN) of the Act; > > > ***originating process*** means – > > > > > > (a) any document by which an original proceeding is commenced; and > > > > > > > (b) a writ; > > > ***person under disability*** means an infant or a person who is incapable of managing and administering his or her affairs in relation to proceedings resulting from any absence, loss or abnormality of mental or psychological function; > > > ***personal service*** means service effected by delivery to the person to be served; > > [*\[Rule 5 Amended by S.R. 2008, No. 128, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/sr-2008-128#GS4@Hpe@EN) > > > [*\[Rule 5 Amended by S.R. 2008, No. 128, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/sr-2008-128#GS4@Hpe@EN) ***practitioner*** means an Australian legal practitioner; > > > ***prescribed fee*** means a fee prescribed by [Schedule 2](#JS2@EN) ; > > > ***prescribed form*** means the appropriate form prescribed in the [Supreme Court Forms Rules 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/sr-2000-026) ; > > [*\[Rule 5 Amended by S.R. 2003, No. 142, Applied:03 Dec 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-12-03/sr-2003-142#GS4@EN) > > > [*\[Rule 5 Amended by S.R. 2003, No. 142, Applied:03 Dec 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-12-03/sr-2003-142#GS4@EN) [*\[Rule 5 Amended by S.R. 2010, No. 57, Applied:01 Jul 2010\]*](/view/html/inforce/2010-07-01/sr-2010-057#GS10@EN) ***prescribed rate of interest*** means the rate of interest prescribed under [rule 5A](#GS5A@EN) ; > > > ***Principal Registrar*** means the Registrar of the Court; > > > ***Principal Registry*** includes the only registry of the Court if there is no district registry; > > > ***probate action*** includes every proceeding relating to the grant or recall of probate or letters of administration other than common form business; > > > ***proceeding*** means any matter commenced by originating process; > > > ***process server*** means a person, who is not an officer of the Sheriff, responsible for the service or execution of a document or process; > > > ***receiver*** includes – > > > > > > (a) an assignee; and > > > > > > > (b) a manager; and > > > > > > > (c) a manager appointed by or under an order of the Court; > > > ***register of proceedings*** means the register kept under [rule 32(1)(c)](#GS32@Gs1@Hpc@EN) ; > > > ***registrar*** means – > > > > > > (a) the Principal Registrar; and > > > > > > > (b) a district registrar of the Court; > > > ***registry***, in relation to any proceeding or intended proceeding, means the registry of the Court in which that proceeding is pending or is intended to be commenced; > > > ***seal of the Court*** means the Great Seal of the Court; > > > ***sealed copy***, in relation to a document, means a copy sealed with the seal of the Court or an office seal; > > > ***society*** includes – > > > > > > (a) an unincorporated society; and > > > > > > > (b) a fellowship; and > > > > > > > (c) a club, other than a proprietary club; and > > > > > > > (d) an association; > > > ***taxing officer*** means an officer of the Court empowered to conduct a taxation of costs under these rules; > > > [*\[Rule 5 Amended by S.R. 2012, No. 66, Applied:11 Oct 2013\]*](/view/html/inforce/2013-10-11/sr-2012-066#GS4@EN) ***Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act*** means the [Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2010-999) of the Commonwealth; > > > ***writ***, used without any qualification, means a document in accordance with the prescribed form; > > > ***writing*** includes print and typewriting.